Destroy_the_Caves_1.JPGDestroying the caves150 viewsThese next photos supplement our 2/9th efforts with cave hunting. Men of the 1/14th handled the explosives.
{Photos courtesy of Danny Yates}
Destroy_the_Caves_2.JPGDestroying the caves146 viewsThese photos supplement our 2/9th efforts with cave hunting. Men of the 1/14th handled the explosives.
{Photos courtesy of Danny Yates}
Cave_Explosion.JPGDestroying the caves146 viewsThe caves found in the Hon Noc mountains were destroyed using loads of TNT. Smoke rises from one of the explosions.
{Photo courtesy of James Deloney}
Returning_After_Leave.jpgSecond trip145 viewsI had "compassionate leave" from Nam due to the death of my mother. This was taken at the Pittsburgh, PA airport as I was returning from leave. I am pictured with my uniform jacket over my shoulder, walking with my fiance' Joanne and my father. This photo captures the feel of the 1960s.
Destroy_the_Caves_3.JPGDestroying the caves143 viewsThese photos supplement our 2/9th efforts with cave hunting. Men of the 1/14th handled the explosives.
{Photos courtesy of Danny Yates}
Plieku_Restaurant.JPG142 views
RW-51.JPGBan Me Thout140 viewsThe Survey Crew is again waiting on a ride home. Surveyor Ziegler is contemplating while Danny Yates takes a break on the road to Ban Me Thout. Vietnam is a beautiful country.
Pleiku_Beer_Joint.JPGPleiku series137 viewsBeer Joint in Pleiku. The bar is named "Play Boys". The American popularity of Playboy magazine spread around the world obviously.
RW-47a.JPGDestroying the caves136 viewsPhoto from atop one the hills where we started our survey using the coordinates of the peak.
Pleiku_Market.JPGPleiku series136 viewsCandid view of an open air market.
RW-16.JPGPith helmet?135 viewsDowntown Pleiku: young girl wears a pith helmet instead of the more common conical hat (non la).
RW-54.JPGBan Me Thout134 viewsIt is a nice bungalow to be out in the middle of nowhere. Polynesian-style roof on a house in Ban Me Thout. Probably didn't make the national register. I vaguely remember that it was a hut booby-trapped with a trip wire.
