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Lt_Frank_Herbick.jpgModern Day Frank Herbick - 46 years later591 viewsWe met in November, 1966 at TanSonNhut and met again in Ocean Springs, MS in June, 2012, a mere forty-six (46) years later. Frank served as FO with both the 1/14th and 35th Regiments as an FO and eventually the 2/9th BnHq S-1 paper-pusher. But...Frank spent over seven months in the field as an FO, declining to accept a job in the firebase batteries.
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ShyGirls.JPGStreets of Saigon569 viewsThese two little girls didn't want their picture taken.
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Working_Crew.jpgStreets of Saigon527 viewsAnother culture shock...the "coolies" working on this culvert repair job include women! Note the "staw boss" standing to the right of the truck. Some things never change...even halfway across the world.
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GDS-1.jpgFirst Day on the job511 viewsFirst day as FO for B-2-35. Lt Springer shows off his new accomodations on his first assignment.
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Dixon1.jpgHere I am!509 viewsHere is me in Duc Pho wearing a 2/9th camouflage beret (that's my 3/4-ton commo truck in the background- notice the hex insignia on the door)...
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TSN4.JPGTan Son Nhut / Camp Alpha508 viewsThe laundry at Tan Son Nhut airbase. But...does it look like a place where you clean uniforms?
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TSN1.JPGTan Son Nhut / Camp Alpha490 viewsFirst glimpse of the Iroquois or "slicks" at the Tan Son Nhut airbase. Was to become the major mode of transportation throughout the tour.
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WS-1.jpgMap of Pleiku & surrounding bases489 viewsMap of Pleiku area with many familiar spots identified.
The Mighty Ninth personnel considered the area a homestead.
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TSN3.JPGTan Son Nhut / Camp Alpha479 viewsA "slick" lands at the airbase.
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Downtown1.JPGStreets of Saigon478 viewsA visual confirmation of the hustle and bustle of downtown Saigon, November, 1966. Despite "modern times", street merchants still persist.
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TSN2.JPGTan Son Nhut / Camp Alpha474 viewsA closer view of the Iroquois.
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Local_Transportation.jpgGreyhound Bus463 viewsNot quite, but this little Lambretta was the "people-mover" of its day.
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