mc-27.JPGExecutive Officer for "A" Battery134 viewsCaptain Jerry R. Benton. At one point, he was "Lt Benton" and served as XO of "A" Battery.
mc-6.JPGPython, but not Monty's132 viewsSp4 Roy Ellsworth holds the working end of a dead python.
mc-8.JPGBattalion Staff128 viewsLeft - LtCol Redmond Forrester, Battalion Commander; Right - Major Jerry Orr, Tactical Operations Center (TOC).
mc-5.JPGSgt Smith and Sgt Stewart126 viewsStanding among the tents of the 2/9th Oasis compound.
mc-11.JPGInterior View126 viewsNo names, but these two are enjoying the field mess hall.
mc-1.JPGFrontal View 125 viewsThis is a frontal view of the 2/9th compound at LZ Oasis.
mc-15.JPGHqs Service Battery, Mess Hall at Camp Enari125 viewsSp5 John O. Olson and Sp6 Bob McLaughlin holding up the Mess Hall sign.
mc-9.JPGCarpenter in chief119 viewsSFC Clyde A. Roker turns ammo boxes into building materials. His "regular job" was working in the Battalion TOC. In the rear at left is Jim Castelletti.
mc-12.JPGInterior View116 viewsYep...we done built a great mess hall.
mc-2.JPGLarge Tent115 viewsThis may have been "Home Sweet Home" for some of our redlegs at the Oasis.
mc-10.JPGThe Mess Hall112 viewsThis is the Mess Hall at LZ Oasis; it had a dirt floor. I don't know its origins. This is the building that we totally refurbished into a first class dining place.
mc-7.JPGHuey formation107 viewsA flight of Hueys departs the Oasis.