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WaterTank.jpg"Mang Yang" (Mang Giang) Pass245 viewsAn abandoned water tank on top of a hill overlooking the infamous Mang Yang pass. An excellent observation point.
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MK221.jpgTiger Hunt245 viewsBig game hunting. Tigers were a problem for the villagers and for the Oasis in 1969.
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DFort1a.jpgBeen fun, goodbye!245 viewsSp5 Danny Fort all dressed up in khakis at Cam Ranh Bay...heading home to the land of the Big PX.
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recovery_party.jpgRecovery Party245 viewsWhile serving in the field with A/1/14, Ray was the Recon Sgt for the FO.
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LZ-OD-lake_filled.jpgLZ OD244 viewsThe lake is filled once again. Made a very nice swimming and bathing hole. Note fortified howitzer positions.
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Inside_CONEX.jpgFDC inside CONEX containers244 viewsBest idea in Nam: using CONEX containers as Fire Direction Centers: airmobile and immediate on-station use of artillery. Red circle on map shows range limits of 105mm howitzers. The chart with the RDP was the firing chart and the chart to the left (not shown) was the "check chart". The binders contained records of each mission.
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Regis.JPGDaily Task244 viewsEach battery was required to register every day.
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Jim_Chuck_68.jpgFO & His Boss244 viewsFO Lt Jim James (dec - 2020) and Cpt Chuck Chaplinski, "A" Company, 1/35th Inf Company commander find a shady spot in the jungle.
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ThePass.jpg"The Pass"243 viewsGoing thru the Mang Yang Pass on Highway 19. Looks like the road was designed for ambushes.
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Anti-personnel_Rd.jpgThe Beehive Round243 viewsA beehive round is loaded for firing. The tube is levelled and fuse set for immediate burst in case of a "human wave" attack on a firebase.
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WD2.jpgThe Mighty Ninth in action243 viewsBattle of 13 June 69: 2/9th artillery attacks NVA bunker complex.
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Shower.JPGThe Field Shower243 viewsThis is about as close to a civilized shower as you will find in Vietnam. The hot water heater never did arrive.
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