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Not_Sure.JPGLikely taken around Sept/Oct, 1969.109 viewsNot sure where or when. Probably Sept/Oct '69. Getting ready to go out again (since I am wearing the flack jacket must be lifers in the background). Can't make out the folks behind me.
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Hip_Shoot_at_LZ_Marianne.JPGHip Shoot @ LZ Marianne109 viewsLZ Marianne hip shoot 9-69. (left to right): "Pineapple", a Section Chief, Sp4 Donald F. Morrell, far right is the Chief of Smoke. It was Pineapple's tube that had to be dropped when the Chinook was shot up leaving LZ Tuffy. He was a great photographer and had his VT fuse box with his camera equipment and his photos slung in the ammo net under the hook, which went down. Morrell was with the soul gun crew, I think he became section chief (gun 4?). Chief was a great guy. I think he was given a compassionate early return to the World because of his wife.
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BC-_Hillbilly.JPGSent to me by others109 viewsBack of photo says "BC & Hillbilly". Pictures were sent to me over the years by Tex Shelton and Jackie Catron; most were taken before I arrived at the battery.
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LZ_Tuffy_-_Mike_Medley.JPGLZ Tuffy - 1970109 viewsMy arrival at LZ Tuffy. This is the FDC share of the big log with me sitting on it over a rubber lady.
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LZ_Tuffy_-_Million_Dollar_view.JPGLZ Tuffy - 1970109 viewsMillion dollar views from Tuffy - this slide and next. Unless, of course, you looked 1800 mils and saw the ridgeline lurking over the firebase. It was a mother to try to hump trunks up the steep sides of those hills to use for overhead cover. The mountaintop was so small and steep that we could only fire the full battery (I think we were still down a tube at that time) on high angle. {continued next slide}
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LZ_Marie_-_2_Tube_Hipshoot.JPGLZ Marie109 viewsLZ Marie secured and ready for inbound tubes (Jim Hurdle on left, Carl from Georgia kneeling next to him).
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VaB-2.JPGThe real Cavalier Hotel109 viewsYes...now you have arrived. The place was full and parking was tight, but it was very comfy with lots of things to see and do nearby.
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C-2-9_sign.jpgBattery Sign for C-2-9109 viewsRon Goldmaker's sign indicates that C-2-9 was the "Big Bopper" for Cacti Blue (2/35th Inf).
Singer JP Richardson would be proud.
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RW-37.JPGChecking out the caves109 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 series109 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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Boy_Scout_Camp.jpgPleiku series109 viewsFrom what I can determine, this was a Scout Jamboree. There were what looked like several different troop flags and numbers.
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Pleiku_Montagnard_(2).JPGPleiku series109 viewsHeading to town on his ox-drawn cart. Pleiku was still very primitive in the 60s.
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