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Dixon44.jpgLZ English - Bong Son221 viewsMe and some of the guys in commo managed to "acquire" a few unauthorized, non-standard arms. Along the way I had a "grease-gun", a "B.A.R.", a captured AK-47, and others. I also carried an M-16 "over and under" (grenade launcher underneath the barrel) until they took it away! Here I am at English with one of my "slightly modified" early M-16s (note that the prongs on the barrel end are NOT joined) and an M-1 A-1 rifle I loved. I also carried a .45 sidearm given to me by one of the officers. And would you believe that I am NOT a "gun guy"?
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Calming_the_bees.jpgUnder the "B": Attack!!221 viewsAbout a million bees wanted to RSOP our battery position. We popped some smoke to try and calm them. Maj Tarr, the FAC pilot, thought we were under attack and was ready to call in some F-4s. A great guy.
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SG-14.JPGSandbags do work!221 viewsThis photo is living proof that sandbags saved lives. These three (3) layers of sandbags stopped a mortar round on the top of the FDC CONEX roof. We had to clean our pants after that hit.
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MK292.jpgAttack on The Oasis220 viewsPolicing up the explosives in the wire where the three NVA Sapper assassins were killed. This was a diversion away from the main Attack on the Northwest Perimeter corner of the “Oasis”.
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Dixon13a.jpgPitching In220 viewsGetting with the program...even us Commo guys!
Note the "macho" version of artillery ear plugs. No wonder we go deaf as seniors.
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Rosa.jpgPre-Banquet Happy Hour220 viewsCSM August Rosa, is the Korean icon of the 35th Regt. Augie completed 35 years of military service and has all those gold stripes to prove it.
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Jet.jpgChina/Taiwan Airline220 viewsMany of us had never seen a "China Air Lines" jet before, thinking of the bitter enemy at the time, "Red China". It caused a little stir and a lot of cameras were clicking away as it rolled past. But Taiwan is the base of China Airlines.
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Monkey_Business.JPGEveryone drafted220 viewsEven the monkeys got into the act.
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2008Reunion-9a.jpg"Who Am I?"219 viewsPerhaps it should be "Who Was I?" as the 2/9th FOs hold up photos of the "Nam Days". L to R: Gary Dean Springer, Gene Schmidt, Don Keith, Bert Landau, Mike Kurtgis, Ed Thomas, and Dennis Dauphin.
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Dixon2.jpgRemember we had berets?219 viewsHere are the berets. Note the 2/9th embroidery and the shield on the red one. The other also as "2/9 Arty" embroidered on it, but hard to see. We were told that we were authorized to wear the red only at special functions or on post. And the camouflage was for the field... but our sergeants never made much comment about them and we could not wear them in formations.
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TopKick.jpgThe Top219 viewsJust looking at this picture, you can tell this man is a respected leader of his crew.
Update: January, 2014. We now know he is 1SG Clifford J. Pullan. He passed away in January, 2015.
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SG-20.JPGMy Album!219 viewsWelcome to my world...the world of Sgt Steve Gorecky, FDC, FA...Vietnam. The "Dead Dink" score is just behind my head on my left. "A" Battery was credited with a certain number of "kills". That number indicated the number of bad guys that weren't going to have another birthday. Note the "Mighty Ninth" FDC sign behind me. I came here just in time to "celebrate" TET-68. Lucky me!
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