File_2-2.JPGIn the Boonies201 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?200 viewsI don't know, but they say it's "new and improved". Hope that M-16 has the safety on.
Rick_Ericksen.JPGModern-Day Rick194 viewsForty-two years later...here I am!
Rick_E_1-1.JPG192 views
Rick_E_6-1.JPG190 views
Rick_E_2-4.JPGBattery Position186 viewsTypical layout of a 105mm howitzer section. Good pose for a postcard home.
Rick_E_1-2.JPG181 views
File_9-5.JPGReady for Charlie176 viewsNight logger position. This is how it was done. I spelled one of the guys taking a break.
File_4-5.JPGIn the raw172 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 off170 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".
AK-19.JPGBags packed - heading home168 viewsSaying goodbye before departing.
Rick_E_2-6.JPGJob #1: Fill those sandbags!167 viewsArrival at a new LZ means dee-fense. Filling sandbags and digging interlocking trenches. No wonder we hated RSOPs!
