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RW-37.JPGChecking out the caves104 viewsSurveyor Chuck Peart (foreground) hanging out with some of the soldiers of the 1/14th Inf Regiment. We were called in after they found the caves.
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Dixie_Cups_Show.JPGPleiku series104 viewsThe "Dixie Cups" Show: Famous for their hit song "Going To The Chapel". The one USO show I did get to see. Was at the NCO Training school at Enari and missed the Bob Hope Show.
{Webmaster's Note: The Dixie Cups were three students at the University of New Orleans in the 1960s. They recorded the song and made it big with that one number.}
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Bert_s_Condo.JPGView from the Condo104 viewsRedleg Bert Landau is a part-time Condo resident in San Diego. He generously offered his Condo party room, known as the Roeder Pavilion, for the joint C-1-35 and 2/9th party. The views are spectacularly scenic.
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Doc_J_Golf.JPGFriday Morning golf outing104 viewsSet to tee off is Past President of the 35th, Don "Doc" Johnson. Note Don's "open foot" sandals which don't quite match the expectations for proper golfing footwear. The Starter told Don never to wear those sandals again, as they violated every military regulation on the books, including the EPA Regulation against virulent & foul smells.
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JFO-48.JPGSmoky bazooka104 viewsFiring off a round in the smoke.
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JFO-74.JPGHappiness is a warm puppy104 viewsThis one escaped a Vietnamese cooking pot. Note that the soldier wears no insignia or rank.
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Beddingfield_-_Arnold.JPGJoint Dinner - C-1-35 & 2/9th104 viewsPast Presidents Jim Beddingfield and Dick Arnold of the 35th Inf Regt were invited guests of the joint dinner at Ft Myer.
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GDB-1.JPGYep, I got "the call"104 views"Uncle Sam Wants Me". My personal invitation to report to Oklahoma City, OK for induction.
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GDB-10.JPGThe Story of Short Round104 viewsShort Round was the unit mascot. He was trained to eat the C-rations no one wanted.
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GDB-17.JPGGreen T-shirts104 viewsSome "replacements" were given white tee shirts and a bottle of OD-green dye. As time went by, you began to see OD tee shirts.
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JC-3.JPGFlyboy104 viewsLt Al Curran - 2/9th FA Bn Pilot, May 1968 - 1969
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JC-2.JPGComparing notes here104 viewsFrom L to R: Lt Monte Lafitte, FO; Me; Lt james "Jim" Green; SFC Garcia
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