JFO-18.JPGChecking the newspaper142 viewsJust like home...eat a meal, read the paper.
JFO-24.JPGDaily Scene141 viewsA helo flies over a firebase somewhere in Nam.
JFO-2.JPGI'm here, Mom!140 viewsIt's me, Fred! FO J. Fred Oliver (assigned to 1/14th) stands in front of an 8" howitzer. This gun helped save A/1/14 from some significant losses when they got out of range of both 105's and 155's. I walked in one round at a time. The rounds had to pass diagonally over our heads to hit target. I can still hear the waffling racket the rounds made a second before they slammed into the hill above us. I went back to personally thank the 8" crew for their accuracy.
JFO-38.JPGHail, California139 viewsA state flag flies from a searchlight jeep.
JFO-49.JPGWish I owned one of these139 viewsIt would have been nice to chase the NVA in a rolling tin can instead of on foot.
JFO-61.JPGVery scenic war zone139 viewsFirebase set across from the hills with valley in between.
JFO-5.JPGFred & Friend134 viewsYeah, I'm the guy on the left with all the aiming points on my uniform for a sniper. My buddy is totally anonymous.
JFO-67.JPGSpider hole134 viewsA couple of 1/14th grunts spot a spider hole, a deadly ambush position used effectively by the enemy.
JFO-7.JPGFire!133 viewsA military cot blocks the view of whatever is being fired, but this photo proves conclusively...without any doubt...that our combat brothers DID NOT use ear plugs? Eh? What's that? I'm entitled to VA hearing disability? Ya think?
JFO-63.JPGAnother RSOP133 viewsLooks like this battery is strapping up for a move to another location.
JFO-47.JPGSupplies have arrived132 viewsSitting among a ton of supplies, even including a bulldozer in the background.
JFO-37.JPGOfficer housing131 viewsBilleting improved a bit from those tents you saw earlier.
