|
|
TamKy.jpgThe Final Days: October, 1967 RSOP from LZ OD to Tam Ky233 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.
|
|
TS-5.JPGLZ Ranger @ Ban-me-Thuot233 viewsUNKNOWN Cannoneer. Sandbag City. Ammo is within reach.
|
|
Jim_James1.jpgDigging In233 viewsFirst rule of survival...dig in!
From left: Jim James, Wesley Sperling, Tom Buchanan, and Shaun Thomas.
|
|
MK221.jpgTiger Hunt232 viewsBig game hunting. Tigers were a problem for the villagers and for the Oasis in 1969.
|
|
DP14a.JPGCambodia in the distance232 viewsSpring, 1968, LZ Mickey Mouse (possibly this is "A" Battery"). View southwest from LZ Mile High; Cambodia in distance. Black tubes in pile are 105mm ammo canisters (2 per box).
|
|
BG-1.jpgMail Call232 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.
|
|
Rick_E_-_Joe_H.JPGReunion!232 viewsIn 2011, after 42 years, Rick reunites with his FO, Lt Joe Hannigan.
|
|
TS-8.JPGLZ Ranger @ Ban-me-Thuot231 viewsUnknown cannoneer. The best air conditioning in Nam was found in a bunker.
|
|
Bert-FO.jpgOutside the bunker at Hoi An231 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.
|
|
S0-124.jpgWeapons Qualification: .45 Cal Pistol231 viewsMost of the names listed on this weapons qualification roster went over to Nam with the 2/9th Arty.
|
|
DScott_Quiet_Time.JPGOrganized231 viewsThis gun section has their act together.
|
|
LZ-OD-lake_filled.jpgLZ OD230 viewsThe lake is filled once again. Made a very nice swimming and bathing hole. Note fortified howitzer positions.
|
|
| 4987 files on 416 page(s) |
 |
|
|
|
|
19 | |
|
|
|
|
