File_2-2.JPGIn the Boonies187 viewsMy M-16 isn't loaded. Er, I hope it isn't loaded. FO Lt Joe Hannigan on the left.
Rick_E_2-1.JPGWhat is it?182 viewsI don't know, but they say it's "new and improved". Hope that M-16 has the safety on.
Rick_E_1-1.JPG177 views
Rick_E_6-1.JPG176 views
Rick_Ericksen.JPGModern-Day Rick176 viewsForty-two years later...here I am!
Rick_E_2-4.JPGBattery Position169 viewsTypical layout of a 105mm howitzer section. Good pose for a postcard home.
Rick_E_1-2.JPG165 views
File_9-5.JPGReady for Charlie158 viewsNight logger position. This is how it was done. I spelled one of the guys taking a break.
File_4-5.JPGIn the raw157 viewsFinally found a mountain to take a bath and a shave. That water was g ----- d COLD! "Hey, Mom, send this one to Playgirl magazine".
Rick_4-1.JPGPrior to the wheels coming off157 viewsThis is a picture of our 105 howitzer before we took off the wheels. They always got in the way and someone was always falling or bumping into them when we swung it around to get it into position! (Wonder if Ft Sill approved this field modification?) Paint job by "Mike".
Rick_E_2-6.JPGJob #1: Fill those sandbags!151 viewsArrival at a new LZ means dee-fense. Filling sandbags and digging interlocking trenches. No wonder we hated RSOPs!
Dollies-3.JPGStateside?150 viewsThese Donut Dollies take in a little bit of sun (which we had plenty of). If it weren't for the sandbags, you'd think this was a backyard photo.
