File_9-6.JPGField of Fire186 viewsI'm all set here, but my real job is in the FO party with Lt Hannigan.
Rick_E_2-1.JPGWhat is it?179 viewsI don't know, but they say it's "new and improved". Hope that M-16 has the safety on.
Rick_E_1-1.JPG176 views
Rick_Ericksen.JPGModern-Day Rick174 viewsForty-two years later...here I am!
Rick_E_6-1.JPG171 views
Rick_E_2-4.JPGBattery Position167 viewsTypical layout of a 105mm howitzer section. Good pose for a postcard home.
Rick_E_1-2.JPG163 views
File_4-5.JPGIn the raw155 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".
File_9-5.JPGReady for Charlie155 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 off155 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!150 viewsArrival at a new LZ means dee-fense. Filling sandbags and digging interlocking trenches. No wonder we hated RSOPs!
Rick_4-2.JPGReady for action145 viewsPaint job by "Mike", likely from LA, California.
