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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-29.JPGDefensive perimeter134 viewsA .50 caliber was usually a major distraction for the enemy to enter our perimeter.
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JFO-54.JPGCapt Carter134 viewsThe guy holding the Chi-com machine gun is Capt Carter, who was the Company Commander of A/1/14. He was wounded a few days after this photo, and I think sent back to the States.
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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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AS-21.JPGUnloading134 viewsOne the howitzer is on the ground, we unload and set that sucker up for firing.
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LK-4.jpgSp4 Larry Keller134 viewsSp4 Larry Keller in stateside fatigues.
Well, they ain't jungle fatigues, are they? Nope, the "early arrivals" were not very well supported with weapons, food and uniforms. That came later.
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LK-7a.jpgMontagnard Longhouses134 viewsMost Vietnamese villages were mainly huts; the Montagnards built longhouses.
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RW-3~0.JPGThursday Firepower Demonstration134 viewsVisitors and Guests were allowed to "walk the line" of artillery equipment on display prior to the demonstration. The bleachers are in the background.
Photo courtesy of Bob Wilson
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