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Old_105mm.JPGPhotos contributed by others120 viewsThis is the old split tail 105mm howitzer, so it was definitely taken before arriving at LZ St. George.

Tex_overseeing_Gun_2.JPGPhotos contributed by others120 viewsGun 2 with Cpl Jim "Tex" Shelton overseeing the operation. Tex took over when Dickey "Dinky Dau" Daud (Sp4 Richard E. Doud) and his guitar went back to the World

JH-2.JPGMy Guys120 viewsNothing stronger than a bond of brotherhood. Joe stands at left with arms folded.

Joe_Cook.JPGHere's where it all began120 views(2nd from right 1st row) While attending the NCO Academy at Ft Sill, I remember taking my turn to march the class. I marched them into the flower bed of the Officer's Training Barracks. I commanded 'Platoon,halt' and then 'about, face' and 'forward, march'. As I looked back I saw about 40 spots of (turning marks) marks in the flower bed gravel. So I then commanded 'double time,march'. A day or two later I was sent to California and then to Hawaii (on a PAN AM flight) and hooked up with the 2/9th.

DH-5.JPGAirlift120 viewsWe're being airlifted from LZ Penny to a new AO.

DH-1a.jpgInduction Orders120 viewsUS Army calls; gotta go.

GDB-30.JPGThat's Me120 viewsI'm Geary Burrows and this is my story...and I'm sticking to it.

Joe_H-14.JPGFarewell Dinner - Friday Evening @ Hilton Garden Inn120 viewsJoe Turner with the ladies.

Photo courtesy of Joe Henderson.

JY-1.jpgGetting a better view120 viewsJenny climbed to the top of the sandbagged structure (FDC?) to get a better view. Jenny visited several firebases in the FIELD, not sitting in the rear areas like a lot of well-publicized celebrities who went to Vietnam. Jenny and her cohorts were brave enough to go meet the men who did the fighting, not the ping-pong players in the rear. She feels pretty sure that this photo was taken at LZ St George.