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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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TStuber-Denver7.JPGTerry Stuber - Denver Photos248 viewsThe Redleg Invasion:
Middle Row: Ernie Kingcade, Dennis Dauphin, Bert Landau (can't fit into his red Arty shirt anymore), Lee Okerstrom, and Bill Kull.
Back Row: Ed thomas, Junior Ward, Terry Stuber, Jim Connolly, "Moon" Mullins
Seated: Frank Herbick, Jerry Orr, Mike Kurtgis, Greg Malnar
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PhotoShoot.jpgThe Photo Shoot247 viewsThe dude with the camera is Steve Rainbolt. The "plan" was to use the stairs and adjoining escalators as the stage for all the photos. Hah! Along came the Fire Marshal and he shut it down. All Steve got was a picture of chaos. Well....maybe next year!
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TR78.jpgDonut Dolly247 viewsYep...a real live one, too. Her name is Jenny, as per her military style name tag. These girls had a lot of moxie to volunteer for this job.
GREAT NEWS!!! In July of 2014, Don Blankin FOUND Miss Jenny...Jennifer Young...and she posted a Visitor's Comment (see link at top of homepage). Also, you can see a "modern-day" photo in the next frame.
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Rick_E_-_Joe_H.JPGReunion!247 viewsIn 2011, after 42 years, Rick reunites with his FO, Lt Joe Hannigan.
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DScott_Home.JPGHome247 viewsAin't much...but it was home to us.
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DJ-3.jpgBn Staff Visit246 views"Didn't you hear? We got a six-month drop!"
Maj Vincente DeJesus, Bn Asst S-3, Capt Keith Carlton, "A" Btry CO, Capt Doug Johnson, Bde LNO, Capt Hutsell, Bn S-4
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TS-8.JPGLZ Ranger @ Ban-me-Thuot246 viewsUnknown cannoneer. The best air conditioning in Nam was found in a bunker.
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DP14a.JPGCambodia in the distance246 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).
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002.jpgModern-day Bert246 views"Just get me the coordinates and I'll take out this bridge, too".
You never stop being an FO.
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DScott_Quiet_Time.JPGOrganized246 viewsThis gun section has their act together.
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SG-Clip_1.jpgYes...we got "swapped"246 viewsThis clipping clearly delineates the events that occurred to the 3rd Brigade...often called "the Bastard Brigade" after its arrival in Nam. This clipping has been added to the Mighty Ninth Homepage as documentation for the uninformed or the misinformed. The brigades were not re-joined with their respective Divisions; the men were told to swap out their right shoulder patches.
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