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Dixon23.jpgPerformers & Entertainers238 views(Duc Pho, maybe) I distinctly remember the girl (on the right sitting) was quite withdrawn except when she was performing. I talked with her for a bit and she had seen a lot of bad stuff. I suspect she was a little depressed over something she had recently seen, but I didn't press the issue. But you can see here, while the fellow is performing, she seemed almost ready to cry. But when it came her turn, she smiled and went on like a trooper!
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File_1-1.jpgThe FO Team238 viewsWe survived!
At Left: Me and FO Lt Joe Hannigan from Philly, PA with both hands on hips. This may be the Christmas standown at LZ Lois in 1969. The next day, we were back in the bush.
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JFO-88.JPGWhat is it?238 viewsI caught it and was told, You cook it, too!".
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Sunrise.JPGSunrise, Sunset237 viewsMorning and evening skies were a palette of a million colors.
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Dixon15.jpgFellow Redlegs237 viewsAnother Polaroid photo. These two guys are friends from another battery....but their names are forgotten.
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Roman.jpg237 viewsFirst-Timer! Tom Roman was the FDC guy during his 68-69 tour with the 2/9th. Tom is a retired police Captain, transplanted from Danbury, CT to Lake Worth, FL. Smart move, Tom!
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Dixon47.jpgLZ English - Bong Son237 views(cont) Next thing I know, the Chinook crashes on its side and the guys inside are scrambling to get out! Here they are with the chopper in the background crashed and the guys trying to cross the perimeter barbed with to get back IN to LZ English! Some of them were scraped up pretty badly.
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Slide71.jpgBig Truck237 viewsThe locals manage to domesticate the water buffalo and the elephants for their work purposes. Also, the enemy used them as truck-haulers.
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Dixon-Hospital.jpgC-141 Starlifter237 viewsGot violently ill one night and went into a coma at Qui Nhon. This beautiful bird evacuated me to the Phillipines. On the flight, I saw a guy on a stretcher suspended on the next tier up. When his sheet fell off, I saw that he had lost both legs and left arm. I was partially paralyzed at the time and didn't know if I was going to live, but I remember thinking how lucky I was compared to him. I often wonder what happened to this brave soldier.
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Flooded_Paddies.jpgLZ OD - Flooding the paddies236 viewsAlmost totally unfazed by the surrounding hostilities, the rice farmers flood their fields. A clear view (looking south) from LZ OD to LZ Montezuma / Bronco in the distance. The rice paddies were worked every day. We had no road transportation out of LZ OD. You had to fly or walk.
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DJ-15.jpgThe FO Party236 viewsUNK Recon Sgt, Sgt Bill Latimer, RTO (KIA), and Lt Carl Stout, FO.
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DFort-dog.jpg236 views
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