JFO-29.JPGDefensive perimeter114 viewsA .50 caliber was usually a major distraction for the enemy to enter our perimeter.
JFO-56.JPGGrunts in full gear114 views
JFO-41.JPGChow Time113 viewsMermite cans and coffee/tea pot delivered to the field. Sure couldn't hump with it.
JFO-23.JPGSpeed Trap?112 viewsYes...speeding tickets were issued in Vietnam.
JFO-28.JPGLife in the field112 viewsSettling in for the evening.
JFO-51.JPGHungry grunt112 viewsHe opened his can of hash upside down.
JFO-54.JPGCapt Carter112 viewsThe guy holding the Chi-com machine gun is Capt Carter, who was the Company Commander of A/1/14. He was wounded a few days after this photo, and I think sent back to the States.
JFO-66.JPGScenic camping112 viewsWhen a unit wasn't in contact, life in the field wasn't too bad.
JFO-71.JPGInflating the air mattress112 viewsThey went everywhere we went. Indispensable to a good night's rest.
JFO-21.JPGWay up there111 viewsI forgot what I climbed up here for! But I've got the high ground occupied.
JFO-32.JPGCombat Camping 101111 viewsNow this is the roper way to fix camp bedding. A couple layers of sandbags over some cut poles topped with an air mattress. You hope you get a least a week in place to enjoy it.
JFO-70.JPGDamaged photo111 viewsThis photo may not be especially clear, but it clearly depicts life in the boonies with the ground grunts.
