JFO-2.JPGI'm here, Mom!127 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-24.JPGDaily Scene127 viewsA helo flies over a firebase somewhere in Nam.
JFO-18.JPGChecking the newspaper126 viewsJust like home...eat a meal, read the paper.
JFO-38.JPGHail, California126 viewsA state flag flies from a searchlight jeep.
JFO-49.JPGWish I owned one of these125 viewsIt would have been nice to chase the NVA in a rolling tin can instead of on foot.
JFO-61.JPGVery scenic war zone123 viewsFirebase set across from the hills with valley in between.
JFO-5.JPGFred & Friend120 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-7.JPGFire!119 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 RSOP119 viewsLooks like this battery is strapping up for a move to another location.
JFO-37.JPGOfficer housing118 viewsBilleting improved a bit from those tents you saw earlier.
JFO-47.JPGSupplies have arrived118 viewsSitting among a ton of supplies, even including a bulldozer in the background.
JFO-67.JPGSpider hole118 viewsA couple of 1/14th grunts spot a spider hole, a deadly ambush position used effectively by the enemy.
