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3rdBde.jpgBrigade Headquarters262 viewsLanding strip and tarmac at 3rd Bde HQ, 25th Inf Div, LZ Montezuma, Duc Pho, Spring, 1967.
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Panorama-DucPho.JPG3rd Brigade, 25th -LZ Montezuma, FSB Bronco262 viewsProbably the best all-inclusive aerial shot. Shows the airstrip, the easily spotted hill next to the base, and the blue South China Sea over the hill. The US Marines originally occupied Duc Pho and were re-assigned further north toward the DMZ. The 2/9th got the assignment in the Spring of 1967 to replace them. The 3rd Bde Commander re-named the base "FSB Bronco", replacing the Marine's choice. Troops were warned not to climb the hills due to booby traps and mines.
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WS-5.JPGLZ Oasis262 views2/9th position, looking northwest. (Right) Road to Hwy 19.
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TR82.jpgUnknown Lieutenant262 viewsA smiling Lieutenant hoisting his M16. Anybody know this guy?
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JCook-135.JPGNeed a parking spot!262 viewsChinook pilot has to find a spot between all the stumps.
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TS-12.jpgThe Fickle Finger of Fate260 viewsRick Algren has a unique backscratcher. Or, perhaps he was in charge of assigning details. Actually, it's his "Short Timer's" stick. Photo taken on a convoy to the Chu Pa mountains, Spring, 1969.
Rick was an RTO before coming into the TOC.
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DM24.jpgVietnamese Marine Brigade259 viewsThis is a picture of the Commanding Officer and his staff of a Vietnamese Marine Brigade plus the American Marine advisors. They were working in the 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry’s AO for about a month and I was the 2/9th liaison officer with them. My job was to keep our batteries advised of where they were operating and to coordinate any fire support they needed.
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SprayJob.JPGAgent Orange?259 viewsNo notes on slide, but this may be an helicopter outfitted with sprayers to lay down a defoliant.
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FreedomJet.jpg"The Freedom Bird"259 viewsProbably the greatest sight to be seen when you complete a tour in the boonies of Vietnam.
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MK13.jpgLt Roger Fulkerson (KIA)259 viewsMy good friend, Roger Fulkerson (R), FO for C-2-35. Killed in action at Duc Lap, 25 Sept 1968.
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Dixon27.jpgAn offer I could refuse?259 viewsHere I am with my girlfriend (in T-strap heels, no less) at a Buddhist temple. Cute, huh? My driver (you could hire a 24/7 driver then- rather than get a taxi each time) for $15-$20 a week! And any time you left your hotel- day or night- he (or one of his close friends) was there waiting to drive you anywhere you wanted to go! After I was out one night with my girlfriend, my driver said–rather surprised–in his broken English, "Ohhh! Sirrr... she berrdy plettty... but she not barhhh gurl !? I sink she rike you too much, huh? Maybe you make-a wife...no?"
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Mass.jpgMass in the field258 viewsA Chaplain prepares for Mass in the field. He shields his face from the sun. (in vain, of course)
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