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IMG_2614.JPG"No, that fire mission was finished long ago!"249 views35th Inf Regiment's Wiley Dodd, Sergeant-at-Arms. Wiley served with the 2/35th Recon unit.
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IMG_2615.JPG249 viewsWiley Dood & Dennis Dauphin, sharing moments about the "Pleiku Pals" posting group
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Stamper.jpg"A" Battery Field Mess Hall249 viewsGiven the great ingenuity of the battery's cannoneers, a stateside-quality mess hall was built on LZ OD with Sgt Dan Stamper as "Chef in Charge". Over his shoulder is the 3rd Bde HQ at LZ Montezuma next to the South China Sea at Duc Pho. The sign says: "Ma Stamper's Greasy Spoon".
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SoChinaSea.jpgAftermath of the July, 1967 ammo dump fire249 viewsAfter the great fireworks display at the ammo dump fire on the beach at the South China See, this is what the beach looked like. Probably cost the taxpayers back home a couple of million. {See the "War Stories" tab for more information}
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Bert-FO.jpgOutside the bunker at Hoi An249 viewsLots of sandbags keep you safe. The "Steve Allen" optical frames were standard military issue back then. But...the helmets weren't! Suckers wouldn't stay on my head.
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DScott-Silver_Star.JPGGO 6717249 viewsCapt Scott honored for his actions at LZ Gypsy on 16Sep69.
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CRB-Barracks.jpgHow the other half lives....248 viewsHolding barracks at Cam Ranh Bay for departing personnel. Compared to the field, these accomodations were utter luxury.
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BG-1.jpgMail Call248 views"This letter says 'Don't Come Home'....nope! Just kidding!"
"Mail Call" in the field was the greatest morale factor in all of Vietnam.
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TS-9.JPG248 views
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TamKy.jpgThe Final Days: October, 1967 RSOP from LZ OD to Tam Ky247 viewsThe monsoon lifts; BnCo Bobzien (hands on hips) checks on troops. White t-shirt: SSG Frank Venegas, Chief of Smoke (deceased); Capt Mike Casp (KIA) in front-left. Soldier in the rear is likely Lt Malcolm Spencer, who became the new "A"Battery Executive Officer (XO). The vital FDC CONEX unit was not totally covered in sandbags when the monsoon hit. If you note carefully, the mud is totally mush.
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recovery_party_2.jpgLZ Lane247 viewsAn excellent photo...makes you feel like you are there with them. Note the two ammo clips taped together and the smoke grenade on the web belt. Yep...that's men in the field.
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JW-5.JPGPhoto Courtesy of John Waldman247 viewsCan you imagine? Sgt John Waldman, center, served with both Lt FO Gary Dean Springer, left, and FDO Lt Dennis Munden in 1967. By attending this reunion in San Antonio, John met up with Dauphin-Keith-Munden-Springer...on the same weekend...only forty years later!
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