|
|
PG-15.jpgThe Waldman Collection - Presenting Gifts90 viewsHost Jerry Orr presents a "challenge coin" to Wayne Crochet.
|
|
PG-22.jpgThe Waldman Collection - Presenting Gifts90 viewsHost Jerry Orr presents "challenge coins" to Lee Dixon. Lee served in the Bn Commo Section and had an "alter ego" as the Battalion "gopher", making several trips to Saigon to search out goodies.
|
|
JD-10.JPG90 views
|
|
JD-318.JPGLt Gary Dean Springer90 viewsSporting his cigar, Lt Springer in full stride. Lt Springer served as an FO and Battery Commander for "D" Battery in 1967.
|
|
Medley_and_Crew.JPGMeanwhile, back at St George90 viewsReturning back to LZ St. George from LZ Cathy photo of the September '69 crew: Sp4 Denny Mrowzinski, PFC Mike Medley, Sp4 George (Eugene) Jarisch and Sp5 Clint Curry. With our trusty power generator for the radios in the background. Enlarging the photo, you can see 1st Shirt Mac (McPeek) in the background complaining about something.
|
|
FNG.JPGNew Arrival shoots rat - Photo inside the CONEX (FDC)90 viewsMike Medley, brand new FNG with one of the couple of lights on St. George (although the grunts kept trying to tie into our generator) and the ventilation "window" made out of an ammo box that could only be used during the day. While sitting out as the dummy during the ubiquitous Spades game that ran all night, I shot a huge rat running across the "window". It flopped out on to the charts throwing blood everywhere and then on to the back of the guy sitting with his back to the charts and from there on to the "card table" a/k/a computer desk. Never heard so much high-pitched hollering (not from the rat) until my daughter had her first pre-teen sleepover party at our house.
|
|
Not_Sure.JPGLikely taken around Sept/Oct, 1969.90 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.
|
|
Hip_Shoot_at_LZ_Marianne.JPGHip Shoot @ LZ Marianne90 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.
|
|
Building_LZ_Lois.JPGLZ Lois - Rebuilding90 viewsLZ Lois, rebuilding a RVN firebase.
|
|
Road_Views_Christmas.JPGRoadside view90 viewsConstruction along the road always varied greatly in type and quality.
|
|
More_on_the_road.JPGUp Yours!90 viewsDespite our attempt at humanitarian aid and civil affairs, I think we were actually recruiters for the VC since the kids started yelling "GI fucking 10" and hurling them back at us. Maybe it was the stale chocolate. Could have gotten seriously injured since those things were hard-solid and could have been used as the heat shield on the Apollo moon missions.
|
|
Christmas_convoy.JPGOn the road again90 views On the road again, another fond memory of Christmas Eves past.
|
|
| 4987 files on 416 page(s) |
 |
|
|
|
|
290 | |
|
|
|
|
