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Lt_Frank_Herbick.jpgModern Day Frank Herbick - 46 years later554 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 Saigon528 viewsThese two little girls didn't want their picture taken.
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Working_Crew.jpgStreets of Saigon489 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 job471 viewsFirst day as FO for B-2-35. Lt Springer shows off his new accomodations on his first assignment.
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TSN4.JPGTan Son Nhut / Camp Alpha470 viewsThe laundry at Tan Son Nhut airbase. But...does it look like a place where you clean uniforms?
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Dixon1.jpgHere I am!465 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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WS-1.jpgMap of Pleiku & surrounding bases451 viewsMap of Pleiku area with many familiar spots identified.
The Mighty Ninth personnel considered the area a homestead.
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TSN1.JPGTan Son Nhut / Camp Alpha448 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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TSN3.JPGTan Son Nhut / Camp Alpha442 viewsA "slick" lands at the airbase.
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Downtown1.JPGStreets of Saigon440 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 Alpha430 viewsA closer view of the Iroquois.
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Local_Transportation.jpgGreyhound Bus427 viewsNot quite, but this little Lambretta was the "people-mover" of its day.
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