Most viewed - Dennis L Dauphin
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Fire-in-hole.JPGThe Burning Pit227 viewsEvery evening at dusk, we would gather up all the unused powder charges, put them in a pit in a line, ignite the end of the line, and watch the show. The evening sky made for a beautiful background.
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Roadside.jpgChapel226 viewsThroughout the roadsides of Vietnam's highways, one could always find mini-temples for prayer. This photo taken from a speeding convoy.
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PaddyCloseup.jpgRice growing226 viewsHere is a very closeup look at a farmer's rice paddy. Probably taken at the base of LZ OD, home of "A" Battery and the Hq, 1/35th Bn.
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Sunrises-Sunsets.JPG226 views
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Mile_High.jpgThe Final Days226 viewsUnk Cannoneer uses a truck mirror to shave high up in the mountains of Tam Ky. At far left, another cannoneer holds the boresight target. On the ground, note the pickaxe and shovel. Tam Ky was my last "duty station" in Vietnam.
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R_R.JPGR&R - Hong Kong225 viewsTime off - R&R in Hong Kong, 26 to 31 July, 1967. The Navy's 7th Fleet is in the background.
Combat personnel are slow to get R&R dates; they are needed in the field. Wheres the typewriter Rangers go as often as they have the money to go.
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Slide50.jpgLast Line of Defense223 viewsLt Dauphin using sidearm .45 caliber. Perimeter defense rehearsals were common.
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CommoWire.jpgFun job223 viewsThe commo guys had to run wire all over the place. Here some of it is exposed.
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Tents.jpgEncampment222 viewsYou know you're with the "grunts" when you call a tent "home". And when a helicopter lands, you get to chase everything all over the landscape.
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Dart.jpgFleschette221 views8,000 little stingers inside a 105mm Anti-Personnel (BeeHive) round.
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Kontum_Hills.JPGHills of Kontum Province221 viewsSome taller than others, but they provided the cool downdrafts at night to offset the hellish temps as high as 110 degrees in the summer.
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Sunrise-Sunsets.JPG221 views
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