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Chestnut.jpgPFC Larry Chestnut141 viewsAll smiles...PFC Larry Chestnut, Commo Section, 1965 prior to Operation Blue Light.
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Bubble.jpgBoss' bubble141 viewsA fun ride if you were able to get on. Mostly used by the Battalion Commander to visit units. Note the former Artillery insignia on the front. The "vertical missile" was removed from the FA brass in the 70s, leaving the FA branch with crossed cannons.
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JCook16.jpgNeat Sign141 viewsAnyone recall seeing this sign? One of the better signs indicating our headquarters.
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File_2-6.JPG"Humanitarian Truck" gets shot up141 viewsThis 3/4 ton truck was used for humanitarian purposes to bring medical help and supplies to a local village near one of the firebases. One day, the guys went in and Charlie was waiting for them and bushwhacked them. One of the guys was wounded but made it back on foot. We immediately got the order to go in and kick ass. We were trucked in and by the time we got there, all that was left was the truck. If you enlarge the photo, you can see bullet holes in the side frame, the hood, and the windshield. We cleared the area and got choppered out to another.
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File_4-3.JPGYou Lead, We Follow141 viewsMe on patrol. This sh** was thick and heavy; slow going.
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JCook-122.JPGBase Camp at a distance141 viewsLooking at Base Camp on a knoll with cattle shade sheds to the right.
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JCook-126.JPGR-292's141 viewsRadio antennas grouped around battery area. One of our better bunker jobs. Walking away to the left is a red-headed Lieutenant. (Most likely Lt Chris Herrick).
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JM-1.JPGR&R at Vung Tau141 viewsThose were the days! R&R at Vung Tau.
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mar_69_Ammo_trk_2-9.JPGMarch, 1969141 viewsYep...that's me. I'm checking out the construction of a new Operations Center for the 2/9th Arty.
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Maj_Jerry_Orr_5-27-13.jpgOur Host & Organizer - Maj Jerry Orr (Ret)141 viewsOn Memorial Day, just a few days before our arrival at Ft. Sill, Jerry Orr participated in a ceremony honoring our deceased warriors. Jerry was asked to address those attending the ceremony honoring our war dead.
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mc-22.JPGJenkins141 viewsCaptain John Jenkins
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Medley_Departs.JPGWhy Is This Man Smiling? Because he is going home!141 viewsBecause it's April 10, 1970 and I'm getting out of Dodge. Had another white tee shirt in my AWOL bag that had been in storage at Enari and they gave us new boots and jungle fatigues. Getting ready to board a bus to the Pleiku Airbase and hop on the big Air Force jet with 71 other guys to accompany the colors of the 3rd BDE to Ft. Lewis, Washington. We were all E-5 and above or O1 or O2s. No one knew how or why we were selected, but in trying to puzzle it out we decided that apparently the primary qualification was having over 10 1/2 months in country, holding the ranks someone thought appropriate, able to clean up well, and capable of being retrained to march. Enari had been moved over to Radcliff, so to the best of our knowledge the 72 of us, minus confiscated weapons, were alone inside the huge basecamp with just the 1/12th (no offense intended) the worst battalion in the brigade sleeping a couple of guys in every 2nd or 3rd perimeter bunkers.
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