RW-31b.JPGReady for battle95 viewsHere I am at Bronco Beach dressed in full battle gear.
Pleiku_Children_(2).JPGPleiku series95 viewsMust be friends of the boy in the previous photo in the barbed wire playing or going to market. This one has a basket.
RW-35.JPGHeading for Hon Noc Mountain94 viewsCatching a ride and headed to the caves.
RW-37.JPGChecking out the caves94 viewsSurveyor Chuck Peart (foreground) hanging out with some of the soldiers of the 1/14th Inf Regiment. We were called in after they found the caves.
Dixie_Cups_Show.JPGPleiku series93 viewsThe "Dixie Cups" Show: Famous for their hit song "Going To The Chapel". The one USO show I did get to see. Was at the NCO Training school at Enari and missed the Bob Hope Show.
{Webmaster's Note: The Dixie Cups were three students at the University of New Orleans in the 1960s. They recorded the song and made it big with that one number.}
Pleiku_School_Girls.JPGPleiku series93 viewsPleiku School Girls: Note the uniforms. The school was next to the church so I assume it was a church run school.
{Webmaster's Note: In the 60s and many years prior, Catholic churches were part of the US private (religious) school system and staffed by clergy and nuns. The Catholic school system today is a fraction of what it used to be.}
Pleiku_Pedicab.JPGPleiku series93 viewsPlieku Pedicab: Never had the chance to ride in one.
RW-34.JPGLZ Uplift92 viewsCamping at LZ Uplift. Bubble helo surrounded by sandbag parapet.
French_Ambush.JPGSite of the historic ambush92 viewsHistory tells us that this is where the French forces were ambushed at the Mang Yang Pass on Hwy 19.
Gun_Ship_2.JPGLZ Uplift92 viewsThe Chinook workhorse was armed with a high rate of firing capacity. It was know as "Guns A-Go-Go. Here is a look inside.
