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Dixon29.jpg"Mumble X"210 views(Top Center) We called him "Mumble-X." He got that name because he was always talking about Malcom-X and that was about all we could understand him say. He spoke very, very fast and very, very low. It was tough to decipher what he was saying unless you got him to calm down. A cocky, brave guy, though. His name was Mosely (best recall). He was originally part of HQ Btry, but then got farmed out to other units or areas. Last time I saw him he was running convoy. He was operating a quad 50... and seemed to love the action. The words painted on the gun say "V.C. Birth Control." No idea who the other fellows were because they were from another group.
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SG-18.JPGLZ Mile High210 viewsBird's eye view of LZ Mile High taken from the top of the FDC CONEX. Big mess tent in the background! Also, that really cool radar that allowed us to plot 8-place coordinate grids on the Cong & NVA.
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Hwy_19.JPG209 viewsThis is just a part of Hwy 19. It was the site of many "L"-shaped ambushes when our convoys came down the road.
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TR-3.JPGFO & The FDC Crew209 viewsL to R (back): Calvin T. Garrett (Houston), Lt Charles Stout, PJ Newlin (Coloado), Phil Johnson (Pittsburgh). FR: Jay Flamme,(Colorado-deceased), Sp4 Kelly (New York), and Tom Roman. Sp4 Kelly was the brother-in-law of the famous recording artist Aretha Franklin. She dedicated the song "Mr. Kelly" to him.
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Dixon16.jpgWork Crew209 viewsMy work crew. We completed a new perimeter bunker at Duc Pho... a WELCOME improvement and 100% safer than what we had in the early days! Taken with a Polaroid on a self-timer. Not bad, huh? The boy next to me was one of two kids (a boy and a girl) I adopted from a local orphanage. We had a program where we could adopt orphaned kids and contribute something to their care each month. There were four Vietnamese helping us build this big bunker and they are all in this photo. The guy just over my shoulder to the left side of the photo was Roman (not sure if the same Roman listed on your site). The fellow behind me and in between the two Vietnamese was from Philadelphia... and I must say I cannot remember his name because we always called him "Philly" anyway! The other two GIs on the left are UNK (names forgotten).
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DSC_0022.jpgMore C-1-35209 viewsDickie & Linda Dickerson anchored the table at far left. Photo courtesy of Steve Rainbolt.
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Modern-Day_Steve.JPGModern Day209 viewsModern-day Steve Gorecki. He wears a different kind of helmet these days.
Reminds us of the book: "We Were Young...and Soldiers". With emphasis, of course, on "were".
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Sunrise3.JPGBeautiful morning sky208 viewsHard to recognize nature's beauty in a war-torn land.
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DP12a.JPGOff duty208 viewsOff duty in the tent. Others on my shift were Glen Bruney and Ronnie Crowe (both leaning against sandbags). Jim Castelletti (clerk) in the foreground.
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DY_2012.jpgBeen a lonnnnng time!208 viewsFt Sill, 1966 to Vietnam, 2012.
Danny returns to Vietnam in 2012; he is standing at the site of the former LZ Montezuma (renamed "Bronco" later).
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Field_Targets.jpgTarget Zone207 viewsSigns of a lot of ordnance being used in the Central Highlands
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Dixon48.jpgLZ English - Bong Son207 viewsLook in my photo here and you'll see the SAME red-headed officer we used to call "Carrot Top". Don't recall his real name. Any idea who he was?
Ans> Yep! That is Lt Chris Herrick.
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