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Wald-51.JPGVung Tau: In-country R&R Center108 viewsLife's a beach at Vung Tau
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Wald-48.JPGVung Tau: In-country R&R Center108 viewsLocal staff at Vung Tau.
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Wald-32d.jpgLZ Tip, Jan 67108 viewsUneven topography makes for an interesting firebase arrangement.
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DY-31c.JPGThen and Now108 viewsNext, I went on Google Earth to look at that location. In this screen print, you can find the same notch. I then used the mileage feature on Google Earth to measure the exact distance from that location back to the intersection where Hwy 19 and Hwy 14 split. I showed that picture to our driver so he could measure the distance on the odometer. Again, it's not a dramatic comparison, but the topography is the same. I
had a lot of fun just preparing for the trip.
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DY-32d.JPGThen & Now: the search for Base Camp108 viewsUnfortunately, when we got there, we found it was a restricted area (we couldn't even stop for pictures), so the attached picture is the best I could come with. Oh, how I would have liked to have been able to walk around that hill once more.
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DY-32c.JPGThen & Now: the search for Base Camp108 viewsSo here is a then and now of our base camp.
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OD_Underwear.JPGOlive Drab Underwear108 viewsWell, I wasn't issued any OD underwear, so I had to "make" my own by dipping some in green dye prior to departing for Nam. Many of us, if not all, did not know what to pack for Vietnam.
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Price_Reunion_3.jpgReunion Photos - Dave Price108 viewsBang...there it goes. The compression was almost as strong as the noise.
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Huseth-1.JPG25th Div Yearbook - Oct 1, 1941 to Oct 1, 1966108 viewsNotation: "Charlie Battery at LZ 101, June, 1966". At far right, with this photo enlarged, you will see the notes "my gun" and "FDC tent".
These photos are from a rare existing copy of the 25th Inf Div's Yearbook commemorating 25 years of service.
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Huseth-4.JPG25th Div Yearbook - Oct 1, 1941 to Oct 1, 1966108 viewsNotations on photo: 3d Section. Identified by the arrows are: Sgt Walter Hyatt, Cpl Eye, and Sgt Larry Jenkins.
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Dr_Westphall.jpgGravesite108 viewsGravesite of the Founder, Dr. Victor Westphall, who lost his Marine Corps son in Vietnam.
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RC-6.jpgThe Waldman Collection - Retirement Ceremony108 views"Yep, Lieutenant...the horse is real". Wayne Crochet and spouse Carol chat with one of the riders after the retirement ceremony on the parade field,
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