RW-22.JPGNew Mess Hall83 viewsPhoto of new mess hall at Pleiku base camp.
RW-33.JPGLZ Uplift83 viewsSetting up camp at LZ Uplift.
RW-22a.JPGMess Hall 83 viewsNew Mess Hall under construction. Dragon Mountain in the background.
RW-31bb.JPGBronco Beach83 viewsTent city at Bronco Beach. Notice the sloppy, muddy conditions.
Plieku_Theater_Goers.JPGPleiku series83 viewsPleiku Theater Goers: People lining up for tickets and some waiting for the show to start.
RW-2.JPGThe Mighty Ninth goes by sea82 viewsWhat I remember was that I went by sea and that the trip was rough due to the flat bottom of the LST. I recall standing to get a better view and the ship came down off a wave and buckled my knees. I then climbed into the cab of a truck for the remaining trip to Duc Pho.
RW-11.JPGHide and Seek82 viewsFellow redlegs Barrington and Pfc Gordon G. Roufs. Roufs came over from Hawaii with Operation Blue Light.
RW-20.JPGModest quarters82 viewsMy home at the Tea Plantation (Catecka). This area was south of Pleiku and south of Dragon.
RW-32.JPGLZ Uplift82 viewsLooks like a gunship demonstration.
Gun_Ship_1.JPGLZ Uplift82 viewsWe were all intrigued by the new "armed helicopter" capable of firing thousands of rounds of ammo in seconds.
RW-25.JPGMore horseplay81 viewsRedlegs Barrington and Wilson engage in a little weaponry horseplay. Note the stateside OD uniforms. The 25th Inf Div Advance Party was sent over on Christmas Eve, December, 1965 and the full 3rd Brigade Task Force was deployed in January, 1966. It took awhile before the jungle fatigues were issued.
RW-27.JPGBrew Time81 viewsWilson, Barrington, and Pfc Gordon G. Roufs enjoying a brewsky.
