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Medley_Departs.JPGWhy Is This Man Smiling? Because he is going home!158 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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Ron-292-TamKy-TET-68.jpgTam Ky158 viewsPictured at lovely Tam Ky, TET of 1968.
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JFO-38.JPGHail, California158 viewsA state flag flies from a searchlight jeep.
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JC-16.JPGA few friends158 viewsLt John Cashin (68-69) decides to spend the evening with a few friends.........
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Award_-_SilverStar.jpg157 viewsAwarding of the Silver Star: Lt TJ Blue and Lt Don Keith
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PAVN.jpgThe PAVN Hunters157 viewsProud Guidon Bearer (Unk)
The 1/14th Inf Regt was known as the PAVN Hunters
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WS-29.JPGThe ASP157 viewsDennis Couch takes inventory while UNK soldier from the 704th Maint operates forklift. This ASP handled all the munitions for the Grunts and the Redlegs...mortar rounds, M16, .50 cal, hand grenades, C-4, CS...you name it.
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MK-40.jpgWhere are we?157 viewsLeave that to the FO, of course. Typical LZ clearing by an Infantry company on a mission.
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MK-67.jpgStream Crossing157 viewsI thought we'd get ambushed here for sure.
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MK-73.jpgSet & Ready157 viewsGot my supplies; I'm good to go.
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MK151.jpgPleiku Air Force Base157 viewsOn the ramp at Pleiku AFB, 1969.
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MK164.jpgMission over157 viewsMission over; heading home. Out of WP (white phosphorus) marking rounds.
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