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Break_Time_-_An_Khe.JPGBan Me Thout134 viewsIn foreground is FDC: (Left to right) Tom "Terrific" FNG from Manitou Springs, CO, Carl from Georgia no longer the FNG, Cruit who forever was just that, "George" Jarisch, Bullet Bob (back to camera with glasses), and Bill "Nan the Man" Nankervis(deceased) who could always give the Peanuts character Pigpen a run for his money.
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Dollies-6.JPGDonut Dolly chat134 viewsLooks good in her uniform, doesn't she? That's Margi Ness...a Donut Dolly who toured Nam in the 1969-70 timeframe. Thanks, Margi!
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Dollies-5.JPGChatting134 viewsOne lucky redleg gets a personal interview. Margi Ness is the Donut Dolly; she saw this photo and can't even remember ever wearing yellow sunglasses. The intense next to Margi is "Mike". I just noticed that this was our gun pit. You can see the muzzle of are 105mm in the back ground. It had the yellow paint job that the guy in the photo painted on it, Mike was a real character, he was from CA., LA I think. He was a real Head if you catch my drift. Not that we were angels by any means but he was really out there and then some. One intense guy if you look at him talking to the Dolly. Oh well what can I say. We all had our quirks. (Note: see the howitzer in the rear...it's wheels were removed because they were a nuisance when traversing the weapon.
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RW-51.JPGBan Me Thout134 viewsThe Survey Crew is again waiting on a ride home. Surveyor Ziegler is contemplating while Danny Yates takes a break on the road to Ban Me Thout. Vietnam is a beautiful country.
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JFO-12.JPGOh-so-familiar!134 viewsYeah, this may look like just another shot of a Huey, but checking out the foreground, you can tell it is on a resupply run. There are boxes of C-rats, bundles of sandbags just waiting to be filled, a jerry can and 52-gallon drum. Maybe this is where UPS got the idea.
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JFO-21.JPGWay up there134 viewsI forgot what I climbed up here for! But I've got the high ground occupied.
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JFO-32.JPGCombat Camping 101134 viewsNow this is the roper way to fix camp bedding. A couple layers of sandbags over some cut poles topped with an air mattress. You hope you get a least a week in place to enjoy it.
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JFO-29.JPGDefensive perimeter134 viewsA .50 caliber was usually a major distraction for the enemy to enter our perimeter.
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JFO-66.JPGScenic camping134 viewsWhen a unit wasn't in contact, life in the field wasn't too bad.
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Arty_Hat.jpgStill Running!134 viewsWell, Don gave up his #1 spot on the victory stand in this annual event. At least the winner wasn't decked out infantry blue. BUT...check out that Artillery ten-gallon hat on Don's head! Wow!
Guess the #3 guy didn't finish at all...or was "finished" and carried off for last rites.
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Joe_3.jpgSaturday Evening Banquet134 viewsJim Connolly, Ed and Sharon Moor.
Photo Courtesy of Joe Henderson
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GDB-19.JPGFDC Conex134 viewsBesides being a portable Fire Direction Center, it made a great storage & moving device. Time to unload and organize.
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