RRs-1.JPGCombat Survival119 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-57.JPG"It Went Somewhere"118 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.
A-2-9_firing.jpgThe Springer Scrapbook114 views
GDS-63.JPGFire!113 viewsThe howitzer is fired. Note the trails "dug in" to contain recoil. Cannonerr in rear of the trails prepares another round for firing.
GDS-190.JPGLZ Liz113 viewsFirebase LZ Liz looking toward the 3rd Brigade base at LZ Montezuma. Directly to the south was LZ OD.
GDS-191.JPGLZ Liz112 viewsShot of LZ Liz after a mortar attack.
GDS-194.JPGBooby trap bomb111 viewsA jeep hit a 500lb bomb at LZ Montezuma. Not much left.
GDS-244a.JPGPrisoner111 viewsVC prisoner with weapons.
GDS-171.JPGQui Nhon110 viewsThe Ao Dai --- typical garment worn by the upper classes of Vietnamese.
GDS-244.JPGPrisoner110 viewsCaptured VC with weapons.
1-14th___2-9th.jpgThe Springer Scrapbook109 views
Keith_FO_Pt2.jpgThe Silver Star108 viewsExploits of Don Keith win Silver Star.
