Most viewed - Dennis L Dauphin
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Hiway19.JPGWinding Road - 19211 viewsThe infamous Highway 19 had both low and high elevations. It appears that a unit patch was constructed just above the road, center of photo.
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PaddyCloseup.jpgRice growing211 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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C-123.jpgC-123210 viewsA cargo workhorse plane in Nam, each ride rattled your teeth and you could almost hear the bolts falling off.
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Slide50.jpgLast Line of Defense210 viewsLt Dauphin using sidearm .45 caliber. Perimeter defense rehearsals were common.
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Fire-in-hole.JPGThe Burning Pit210 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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CommoWire.jpgFun job209 viewsThe commo guys had to run wire all over the place. Here some of it is exposed.
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Dart.jpgFleschette208 views8,000 little stingers inside a 105mm Anti-Personnel (BeeHive) round.
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Geter-1.jpgSection Chief Artie Geter208 viewsSFC Artie Geter, right, was always the first section to report "Ready!" to the XO. So, I promoted Artie to "Base Piece" Section Chief, an honor among cannoneers.
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Tents.jpgEncampment207 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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Kontum_Hills.JPGHills of Kontum Province207 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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Caribou.jpgLZ Montezuma206 viewsThe Army's Caribou on the tarmac
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Sunrise-Sunsets.JPG206 views
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