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Andrews.jpgThe Final Days at Tam Ky222 viewsSection Chief SSG Lake Andrews...one of the best and most respected leaders in the battery.
I was blessed with excellent Section Chiefs! God Bless them!
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Hiway19.JPGWinding Road - 19222 viewsThe infamous Highway 19 had both low and high elevations. It appears that a unit patch was constructed just above the road, center of photo.
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Dixon33.jpgTarget! Wrong Target222 viewsAs I recall, this was a Caribou just outside of Duc Pho. I saved the clipping all these years. As I recall, the press kinda twisted the story, but it was a very tragic event.
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JWW1.jpgFire Mission!222 viewsContributed by Sp4 J. William Ward of "B" Battery. Location is "Kontum City", 1968. Tube is nicknamed "Cry Baby". Note the use of non-standard military ear protection devices (fingers). No wonder we're all retired and deaf.
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SM6.jpgCommand Conference222 viewsThe Lieutenant and our TopKick compare notes. We now know that the man seated is 1SG Clifford J. Pullan and the man at left is either Lt Moyers or Lt Baumgartner. 1SG Pullan passed away in January, 2015.
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2010-Pitts27.JPGGoodbye!222 viewsFO Lt Don Kieth has told all of his "war stories" (again). He and wife Barb departing from the lobby of the Radisson.
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FO-Map.jpgFO's Map, Highway 19221 viewsThe red line is Hwy 19. H&I fire areas are marked as well as the "Delta Tangos" (defensive concentrations) for quick reaction in case of contact.
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Landing.JPGScenic view221 viewsOn location at LZ OD.
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DP16a.JPGFDC TOC - LZ Oasis221 viewsSummer, 1968. Glen Bruney on duty here. This bunker was a complex of rooms made from CONEX containers. These were our main radios on command freq. Switchboard to DivArty at right. Command map at left showing battery circles (ranges). Plastic overlays used to plot targets & troop locations. Clipboard itemized arty fire missions.
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JW-3.JPGPhoto Courtesy of John Waldman221 viewsAnother great reunion! Sgt John Waldman served in the FO party with Lt FO Don Keith (right) providing on-the-ground artillery support, attached to 2/35th some 40 years ago.
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TS-19.jpgLZ Ranger @ Ban-me-Thuot220 viewsUnknown cannoneers. Shell casing reveals the center firing tube which ignites the powder bags.
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ARVN_camp.jpgThe ARVN / CIDG Compound220 viewsLocated on a hill mass on Hwy 19 in the vicinity of the infamous Mang Giang Pass, this was a radio relay station inhabited by civilians and their families. This compound was a source of constant aggravation.
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