Viet_Subdivision.JPGLocal Fortress275 viewsAppears to be a built-up living area with protected perimeter.
HeloAtk.JPGFirepower Demo271 viewsAn armed helicopter giving a firepower demonstration. Based on info from other Galleries, this firepower demo took place at LZ Uplift.
Hwy19-kids.jpgKids on the highway269 viewsDuring less dangerous times, Vietnamese kids hung around Highway 19.
ColdShower.jpgUnder the Bridge267 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.
btry.jpgThe Final Days264 viewsSaying goodbye to my cannoneers
Visitors.JPGLZ English264 viewsActor Wendell Corey went on a tour of LZs in the boonies.
3rdBdeConst.jpgLZ Montezuma - under construction263 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".
LZ-OD-Air.jpgCatch-all shot263 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.
FO_for_A-2-35.JPGThe FO263 viewsLt Dennis Dauphin, FO assigned to A-2-35. Photo taken at company's position while guarding Highway 19.
Goodbye_Vietnam.jpgNorthwest Airlines - departing CRB261 viewsDoes this mean "goodbye"? You bet! DEROS was October, 1967 corresponding to the end of 2 yrs on active duty. This is one sight I won't forget.
Orphanage.jpg"Boys & Girls Home" at Duc Pho260 viewsIn smaller print: DAI-UY RONALD ROD.
This orphanage was dedicated to Capt Ronald Rod who served as an "Advisor" prior to open hostilities. Capt Rod was previously an ROTC instructor at Loyola University in New Orleans.
The men who volunteered to serve as Military Advisors had no support of armed US troops. They were, indeed, sitting ducks.
Capt Rod was one of my ROTC Instructors. He left for Vietnam while I was still a student at the University.
