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2-9th_4a.jpgThe Banquet200 views...and here are their twin brothers....
Missing twins are: Ernest Correia and Jim Connolly.
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Dixon51.jpgThe Metropole200 viewsLooking out front the guard post in front of the Ky-Son billet to the intersection of Tran Hung Dau St and another street that angled off from it. The pedicabs were called "Cyclo" (sick-low) by the Vietnamese. The tall, smooth front building to the right was a Vietnamese theater (I actually went in once and saw a show with my girlfriend- even though you weren't supposed to). The building off to the left is- OHHhhhhh yesssss... the French colonial hotel... The Metropole.
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ShtRd-Fort.jpg200 viewsDanny Fort with Short Round
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Bubble.jpgThe Bubble arrives199 viewsThe Bell helo indicated that the BnCo was enroute for a visit. This was not usually a good sign.
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Flooded_Paddies.jpgLZ OD - Flooding the paddies199 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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GotBeer.jpgWarm Beer199 viewsThe year was 1967 and the beer was available; warm beer, that is. It was 3.2 beer and warm, but...we drank it anyway!
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scan0002.jpgGot Beer?199 viewsYou never knew what a luxury hot beer would be! Lt Dauphin shows off a "beer moustache".
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DJ-15.jpgThe FO Party199 viewsUNK Recon Sgt, Sgt Bill Latimer, RTO (KIA), and Lt Carl Stout, FO.
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L-19.jpgLZ Montezuma199 viewsAn L-19 light observation craft used by Forward Air Controllers (FAC) to coordinate air strikes by confirming ground target locations.
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MK293.jpgAttack on The Oasis199 viewsA "Duster", twin 40mm guns mounted on a chassis, hit by an RPG on the west side of the perimeter. Crew inside killed.
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WS-181.JPGThe End199 viewsHistoric Moment: The 2/9th Arty returns to Hawaii; all personnel are re-assigned.
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JCook3.jpgFDC tries out the guns199 viewsThat's me holding the 105mm round for loading into the breech. The gun-bunnies said I was "too slow" and suggested I return to the FDC. We were celebrating the 50,000th round...note the sign in the background against the sandbags.
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