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DFort1a.jpgBeen fun, goodbye!248 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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PhotoShoot.jpgThe Photo Shoot248 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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DJ-3.jpgBn Staff Visit247 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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WaterTank.jpg"Mang Yang" (Mang Giang) Pass247 viewsAn abandoned water tank on top of a hill overlooking the infamous Mang Yang pass. An excellent observation point.
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Regis.JPGDaily Task247 viewsEach battery was required to register every day.
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Jim_Chuck_68.jpgFO & His Boss247 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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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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ThePass.jpg"The Pass"246 viewsGoing thru the Mang Yang Pass on Highway 19. Looks like the road was designed for ambushes.
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WD2.jpgThe Mighty Ninth in action246 viewsBattle of 13 June 69: 2/9th artillery attacks NVA bunker complex.
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MG-5.JPG4th Division Commander MG Donn Pepke246 viewsThe two-star comes to visit. Standing in ranks: PFC Eugene E. Purcell, PFC Mark Gannon, PFC Ronnie A. Goforth, Sgt Howell & MG Pepke. It was Memorial Day, 1969 at Camp Enari.
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Inside_CONEX.jpgFDC inside CONEX containers245 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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Shower.JPGThe Field Shower245 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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