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ColdShower.jpgUnder the Bridge311 viewsThis rock waterfall leads to a stream which runs under the bridge on Hwy 19. This water provided and excellent shower point...but the water was very, very cold.
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DF-1.JPG"Short Round"311 views"Short Round" was the mascot for Bravo Battery, 2/9th Arty. Short Round was wounded and Danny was the one who stitched him up and took him to the Doc. Short Round stayed in Danny's bunk. I I took him to be sewed up when he was hit. He was written up in The Stars & Stripes newspaper a couple different times. Our hero!
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Okerstrom-Malnar.jpgMap Strategy311 viewsIncoming RTO, PFC Laurel "Lee" Okerstrom, and outgoing RTO PFC Greg Malnar, do a little map recon. Got to know the lay of the land!
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DJ-2.jpgBC Scope atop the sandbagged CONEX aka FDC310 views1stSgt William Rollins, UNK, SFC Frank Venegas Chief of Smoke (deceased), CWO Emil Franklin, Bn Radar Officer, standing in front of "A" Battery sign. In back is the heavily sandbagged CONEX serving as a portable FDC.
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DB-1.JPGLt Blankin and "friend" in background.310 viewsMaybe he was stealing Donnie's beer.
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VC-Capture.jpgCaptured VC309 viewsTroops gather around VC prisoner awaiting transport to interrogation.
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DY1a.jpgUncle Sam Wants Me!309 viewsThe "Call To Duty", otherwise known as your "Induction Papters". September, 1965 and my life is about to change.
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Jim_James2.jpgAll Smiles309 viewsAnother day humping the boonies. At left is the Company RTO, David Cook, center is our medic, and, as usual, all medics are known as "Doc". His real name is Reinhard Heubaum and he lives in Chicago. That's me me with the bandana around my neck (OD in color, of course).
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Hwy19-kids.jpgKids on the highway308 viewsDuring less dangerous times, Vietnamese kids hung around Highway 19.
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001.jpgModern-day Bert308 viewsStrolling around Paris...many years later.
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DScott-2.JPG"The Undertaker"308 viewsThe tube is named the "Undertaker". Everyone wanting to file a VA tinnitus claim: Take Note! See the safety ear plugs being used by the Cannoneer at right front? I don't either! The crew is firing the newer M102 Howitzer.
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TS-13.jpgTick TOC307 viewsThe fierce & determined guy at far left is Joe Henderson, then Larry Leonard, Bob (Smitty) Smith, Rick Algren & Terry Savely. FR: John Blanche, Gary Williams (2/9th) and Gary Butler (Ft Worth), also 2/9th.
Photo date is October, 1968.
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