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Dixon51.jpgThe Metropole209 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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SM7.jpgThe Elephants209 viewsThis confirms J. William Ward's experience with elephants. {See his Photo Album} I remember the elephants coming into our "personal space". Note the aiming post at lower right.
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Slide113.jpgTaking the high ground209 viewsNothing like taking the high ground and getting a commanding view of the horizon. Probably one of the better firebases for locating direct support artillery. Won't have to worry about firing "high angle" missions, either.
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ShtRd-Fort.jpg209 viewsDanny Fort with Short Round
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JFO-88.JPGWhat is it?209 viewsI caught it and was told, You cook it, too!".
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Flooded_Paddies.jpgLZ OD - Flooding the paddies208 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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TS-7.JPGLZ Ranger @ Ban-me-Thuot208 viewsMud puddles everywhere.
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L-19.jpgLZ Montezuma208 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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MK290.jpgAttack on The Oasis208 viewsThis is a trip flare tied off with bamboo strips where they tried to come "through the wire" in the Artillery area. The NVA and VC were also experts at defusing Claymore mines.
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Dixon15.jpgFellow Redlegs208 viewsAnother Polaroid photo. These two guys are friends from another battery....but their names are forgotten.
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Tom_Roman.jpgModern Day Tom208 viewsTom Roman enjoying the 2009 Banquet of the 35th Inf Regt "Cacti" reunion held in Reno, July, 2009.
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Slide21.jpgGathering around208 viewsGather round the guns, boys.
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