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WaterTank.jpg"Mang Yang" (Mang Giang) Pass268 viewsAn abandoned water tank on top of a hill overlooking the infamous Mang Yang pass. An excellent observation point.
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TS-5.JPGLZ Ranger @ Ban-me-Thuot268 viewsUNKNOWN Cannoneer. Sandbag City. Ammo is within reach.
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Regis.JPGDaily Task268 viewsEach battery was required to register every day.
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DFort6a.jpg3 Buds (Actually, Falstaff)268 viewsL to R: Jim ___ (from North Carolina), Burrows, and Danny Fort. Note that a "church key" was used to open the beer...long before the days of "pop tops".
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Dixon22.jpgO Tannenbaum?267 viewsI'm on the left, Ken Fogel, middle, and at right was Zastrow, I recall. I believe he was shot on perimeter guard duty at Duc Pho, sent home and recovered later. A very likable fellow with a great sense of humor. I think he was from Wis/Minn area. I preferred to eat C's in the field- even often at Duc Pho/Montezuma. But in this case, somebody sent us canned goods from back home and we were FEASTING! I got hit with something from a truck that had exploded (probably from a booby trap) along the way. From that time on, I wore my flack jacket and steel pot... because those wonderful things are what absorbed whatever hit me and save my life! Here, as we eat from the cans, Fogel is attempting to teach us a song in German!
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Jim_Chuck_68.jpgFO & His Boss267 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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recovery_party.jpgRecovery Party267 viewsWhile serving in the field with A/1/14, Ray was the Recon Sgt for the FO.
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Inside_CONEX.jpgFDC inside CONEX containers266 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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Inside_CH-47.JPG266 views
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MK221.jpgTiger Hunt266 viewsBig game hunting. Tigers were a problem for the villagers and for the Oasis in 1969.
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DFort.jpgModern-day Danny266 viewsDanny still retains the nickname "Cowboy" and has the hat to prove it!
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TS-24.jpgThere's War... and then there is war266 viewsThe editor of the newly-renamed "Ivy Leaf" rag of the 4th Inf Division may have wished he gave more thought to this page layout. At top, you have and Infantryman in the jungle, at bottom, you have our cannoneers with "B" Company (s/b Battery), 2/9th, firing a mission, and to the right...TA-DA! An 8,800 sq ft brand new PX has a grand opening...complete with 500 soldiers and a band! Wonder if they sang "Happy Days Are Here Again"?
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