Viet_Subdivision.JPGLocal Fortress313 viewsAppears to be a built-up living area with protected perimeter.
Visitors.JPGLZ English309 viewsActor Wendell Corey went on a tour of LZs in the boonies.
HeloAtk.JPGFirepower Demo309 viewsAn armed helicopter giving a firepower demonstration. Based on info from other Galleries, this firepower demo took place at LZ Uplift.
VC-Capture.jpgCaptured VC308 viewsTroops gather around VC prisoner awaiting transport to interrogation.
ColdShower.jpgUnder the Bridge307 viewsThis rock waterfall leads to a stream which runs under the bridge on Hwy 19. This water provided and excellent shower point...but the water was very, very cold.
Hwy19-kids.jpgKids on the highway306 viewsDuring less dangerous times, Vietnamese kids hung around Highway 19.
3rdBdeConst.jpgLZ Montezuma - under construction305 viewsThe 3rd Bde, 25th Inf Div build their HQ at LZ Montezuma in Duc Pho, very close to the South China Sea. Grunts later named this place "Fire Support Base Bronco".
Firing.jpgLZ OD301 viewsBase Piece fires. Note the hearing safety devices.
btry.jpgThe Final Days301 viewsSaying goodbye to my cannoneers
FO_for_A-2-35.JPGThe FO301 viewsLt Dennis Dauphin, FO assigned to A-2-35. Photo taken at company's position while guarding Highway 19.
LZ-OD-Air.jpgCatch-all shot300 viewsThis photo captures the entire firebase known as LZ Olive Drab (OD) along with the protective hill in the background that flanked LZ Montezuma/FSB Bronco. Over that hill is the South China Sea.
