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DScott-1.JPGHigh Angle fire222 viewsEveryone digging through their FM6-40s for refreshers on high angle fire.
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Slide37.jpg105mm Ammo221 viewsComponents of a 105 round on display. Note the 360-degree capability of the trails. Most of the ammo crates were marked "1944".
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TS-D4.JPGGoing to the Dogs: Mascots of Bravo Battery221 views"Look what those C-rats are doing to my teeth!"
Mocha the mascot.
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TamKyClouds2.jpgThe Final Days220 viewsWorking above the clouds...hard to believe.
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Collimnator.jpgCollimnator replaces Aiming Stakes220 views"High Tech" arrives in Vietnam. The brand new tool called a "collimnator" provides a gunner with a superior tool replacing the red & white banded aiming stakes. Only problem was that Ft Sill hadn't counted on the 110% humidity and the sight glasses fogging up. Stakes were still needed. Also, protective boxes had to be constructed.
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CopterInside.jpgHelo Pilot's View220 viewsThe controls of the helo as the pilot and co-pilot sees them. Note that side panels were added to the pilot's seats to protect against enemy fire.
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Tiger_Tracks.JPGTiger in the jungle220 viewsA reminder that Vietnam was a jungle---fresh tiger tracks. These tracks were sighted by a patrol going up the Mang Yang peak. Highway 19, RVN
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DFort9a.jpgSandbagging Bunkers220 viewsL to R: New FDO, Lt Ness, Geary Burrows, Gary Williams, and Kelly.
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Landau-Collins.jpgHappy Reunion!220 viewsYou can't beat this! A reunion with your old Infantry boss (Dave Collins), sharing a smile and a drink. We can laugh now...thank goodness!
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Dixon21a.jpgMore Commo Dudes220 viewsA few more of our commo guys from HQ Batt in Duc Pho. On the left is "Philly" (from Philadelphia- we always called him "Philly"), PFC Hogan, Cpl Franklin and Sgt Ken Fogel (of Wis). Fogel was a great friend & stand-up guy to know if there ever was one. If you look verrrry closely you can see a sign just behind the tall head there that says "The Mighty Ninth 2/9th". There were two senior sergeants who oversaw the commo section and they slept in the hootch to the right of the photo with the carved supports. One of these was a Sgt Houston– the guy who'd always ask for "volunteers to go to Bn HQ". The other was a particularly disagreeable chap whose name I cannot recall.
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Dixon22.jpgO Tannenbaum?220 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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DScott-4.JPGRe-designed vehicle220 viewsNo...this isn't a new GM truck off the lot. It was re-designed by the enemy. Uncle Sam would not likely approve these modifications. And, oh yeah, we just got word of a CMMI next week.
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