RW-16.JPGPith helmet?112 viewsDowntown Pleiku: young girl wears a pith helmet instead of the more common conical hat (non la).
RW-54.JPGBan Me Thout112 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.
RW-49a.JPGDestroying the caves112 viewsThat's me. I have my trusty rifle and machete in hand cutting through the elephant grass. Most likely cutting a path for other surveyors dragging a survey chain to get a measurement between two points.
RW-48a.JPGDestroying the caves112 viewsSolitary poncho; our home away from home, 4 star accommodations.
RW-15.JPGDowntown Pleiku111 viewsThis place never made it as a tourist destination.
RW-53.JPGBan Me Thout111 viewsChild giving directions? He said, "Me no VC; VC go that way. Assisting US troops could prove dangerous. Typical Vietnamese children in Ban Me Thout.
RW-52.JPGBan Me Thout111 viewsWhile waiting on the Huey to pick us up, these kids came walking by and allowed us to take pictures.
RW-Base4.jpgBase Camp111 viewsHere is our Mens Room, complete with shitter and piss tube.
Pleiku_GI_Bartering.JPGPleiku series109 viewsPlieku GI bartering: Some GI's interacting with the Vietnamese children. Notice the one young girl holding something she wants to sell.
{Webmaster's Note: Many American-made items wound up in the local black markets. It was always amazing since there were certainly no legitimate means of distribution.}
Pleiku_Children.JPGPleiku series109 viewsTypical Vietnamese children playing with downed tree branches.
RW-31b.JPGReady for battle108 viewsHere I am at Bronco Beach dressed in full battle gear.
RW-35.JPGHeading for Hon Noc Mountain107 viewsCatching a ride and headed to the caves.
