More_on_the_road.JPGUp Yours!102 viewsDespite our attempt at humanitarian aid and civil affairs, I think we were actually recruiters for the VC since the kids started yelling "GI fucking 10" and hurling them back at us. Maybe it was the stale chocolate. Could have gotten seriously injured since those things were hard-solid and could have been used as the heat shield on the Apollo moon missions.
Not_Sure.JPGLikely taken around Sept/Oct, 1969.101 viewsNot sure where or when. Probably Sept/Oct '69. Getting ready to go out again (since I am wearing the flack jacket must be lifers in the background). Can't make out the folks behind me.
BC-_Hillbilly.JPGSent to me by others101 viewsBack of photo says "BC & Hillbilly". Pictures were sent to me over the years by Tex Shelton and Jackie Catron; most were taken before I arrived at the battery.
LZ_Tuffy_-_Civilized.JPGLZ Tuffy - 1970101 views{continued from previous slide} From memory, both the 101st and 1st CAV had previously inhabited the LZ and both had the same problem we did exiting based on the evidence of Arc Light strikes and downed chopper husks in the jungle below the LZ. Like an idiot I decided I needed a break and chose to go out on the last chopper for a change instead of the usual Advance Party. So I got to party with the gun the dinks couldn't see from the ridgeline and didn't know was there when they opened up on the Chinook carrying Pineapple's crew and gun.
Road_Views_Christmas.JPGRoadside view101 viewsConstruction along the road always varied greatly in type and quality.
LZ_Tuffy_-_Mike_Medley.JPGLZ Tuffy - 1970100 viewsMy arrival at LZ Tuffy. This is the FDC share of the big log with me sitting on it over a rubber lady.
LZ_Tuffy_-_Sikorksky_Crane_arrives.JPGLZ Tuffy - 1970100 viewsThe Sikorsky Skycrane unloads a huge log, almost as long as the LZ. Many hooches used it as a foundation.
LZ_Tuffy_-_1970_HiAngle_Fire.JPG100 views
Christmas_convoy.JPGOn the road again100 views On the road again, another fond memory of Christmas Eves past.
An_Khe_AO.JPGBan Me Thout100 viewsOn the ground in the AO.
LZ_Lois_-_Christmas,_1969.JPGLZ Lois - Christmas Day, 196999 viewsAfter barely getting back from the "Christmas Eve Raid" and getting to sleep, I get awakened by excited calls that there are round-eyes on the firebase and there is going to be a show. Yeah sure...it was an over-the-hill DJ and 4 would-be starlets stopping by for a few minutes to pose for pictures and punch their "patriotic" ticket.
LZ_Lois_-_Christmas_1969.JPGLZ Lois - Christmas 196999 viewsVisiting DJ with the dames at his side.
