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Ables5.jpgBest Buddy Mike Medley396 viewsOne of his closest friends, Mike Medley, also in the FDC, holds his helmet with his name on it. Mike returned to the States and got a law degree from Ole Miss.
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Ables10.jpg396 views
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Le_Van_Cho.jpgStreets of Saigon390 viewsPort Policeman Le Van Cho on the left; Sp4 Jerry West on the right. Sp4 West was my "tour guide" in Saigon. Col Robert Sabolyk, the Provost Marshal of Saigon, arranged my one-day tour of Saigon before going out into the "field" with the 2/9th. I had a one week reprieve. Never saw Saigon again!
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TSN-Laundry.JPGTan Son Nhut / Camp Alpha389 viewsA peek inside the laundry. We soon learned that "laundry" in Vietnamese means "less dirty".
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TSN9.JPGTan Son Nhut / Camp Alpha388 viewsSlot machines inside the Officers Club.
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CampAlpha.jpgWelcome to Camp Alpha388 viewsNovember, 1966. The Beginning. This was the Reception Station that greeted the incoming unit "replacements" as they awaited orders assigning them to fill unit vacancies. The "Speedy Four" in charge took great pleasure in barking orders to NCOs and Officers alike knowing full well they could not do a thing about it. Every order we had was dumped into a trash barrel. You would wait for further instructions.
I was given a handful of dusty, dirty letters that had piled up. One was my promotion to 1st Lt.
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FFE.jpgFiring for Effect388 viewsAll six guns of the battery firing together. Likely done at the end of a daily registration to verify the pattern of the impact area and single out any short or long shooters.
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WSx-8.jpgPay Voucher385 viewsMy W-2 for the period of January through September 10, 1970. It includes combat pay.
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Duc_Lap.JPGBattle Site384 viewsFO Roger Fulkerson was KIA in this area. {See related "war story" - The Coffin Corner}.
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FO-Springer.JPGModern-day Dean384 viewsFO Gary "Dean" Springer is all smiles at the 2007 Philly reunion of the 35th Infantry Regiment. Dean spent many days in the field as an FO for his "grunt" brothers.
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RomanQuilt.jpgThe Banquet382 viewsAND THE WINNER IS......Tom Roman! Tom is pictured here with the quilt he won as a door prize at the Reunion finale event: the banquet. It was created by the Avila family; they won the 50/50 prize of $550.00!
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TSN12.JPGBubble Park378 viewsThese Bell helicopters were mostly used for commanders to visit their units in the "safer" areas. These birds were no match for any hostile ground fire.
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