GDS-57.JPG"It Went Somewhere"131 viewsUNK, Lt Kermit DeVaughn, FDO, "A" Btry, UNK (Ortiz?). The "boys" in the FDC look a little puzzled.
Lt DeVaughn (center) was the man who conceived the idea of a 2-CONEX container FDC, totally transportable by air and ready for immediate firing operations. Virtually all firing units adopted the idea.
RRs-1.JPGCombat Survival130 viewsDean says when he first arrived as the FO for B-2-35, he was given a copy of "Standing Orders, Rogers Rangers." Dean kept it throughout his tour in Nam and just recently found it again.
GDS-190.JPGLZ Liz128 viewsFirebase LZ Liz looking toward the 3rd Brigade base at LZ Montezuma. Directly to the south was LZ OD.
A-2-9_firing.jpgThe Springer Scrapbook128 views
GDS-63.JPGFire!127 viewsThe howitzer is fired. Note the trails "dug in" to contain recoil. Cannonerr in rear of the trails prepares another round for firing.
GDS-191.JPGLZ Liz127 viewsShot of LZ Liz after a mortar attack.
GDS-244.JPGPrisoner127 viewsCaptured VC with weapons.
GDS-194.JPGBooby trap bomb126 viewsA jeep hit a 500lb bomb at LZ Montezuma. Not much left.
GDS-244a.JPGPrisoner126 viewsVC prisoner with weapons.
1-14th___2-9th.jpgThe Springer Scrapbook123 views
Keith_FO_Pt2.jpgThe Silver Star123 viewsExploits of Don Keith win Silver Star.
GDS-77b.jpgA brew in the field122 viewsNever heard of Falstaff beer? It was a brewery in New Orleans.
