File_2-2.JPGIn the Boonies198 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?195 viewsI don't know, but they say it's "new and improved". Hope that M-16 has the safety on.
Rick_Ericksen.JPGModern-Day Rick190 viewsForty-two years later...here I am!
Rick_E_1-1.JPG189 views
Rick_E_6-1.JPG188 views
Rick_E_2-4.JPGBattery Position180 viewsTypical layout of a 105mm howitzer section. Good pose for a postcard home.
Rick_E_1-2.JPG176 views
File_9-5.JPGReady for Charlie169 viewsNight logger position. This is how it was done. I spelled one of the guys taking a break.
Rick_4-1.JPGPrior to the wheels coming off168 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".
File_4-5.JPGIn the raw167 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_E_2-6.JPGJob #1: Fill those sandbags!162 viewsArrival at a new LZ means dee-fense. Filling sandbags and digging interlocking trenches. No wonder we hated RSOPs!
AK-19.JPGBags packed - heading home162 viewsSaying goodbye before departing.
