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MK-71.jpgHot Chow!196 viewsHot Dog! We got hot chow for the first time in a month.
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MK83.jpgAftermath196 viewsNext Day: Abandoned firebase booby trapped. More casualties for B-2-35.
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ComingHome.jpgMade it!196 viewsStill smiling, of course. There's something about DEROS orders that does that.
Welcome Home, Brothers!
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IncomingChop.jpgIncoming Chopper196 viewsAn excellent photo and "memory of being in the field" in Vietnam. This picture shows the talent of our Huey pilots getting into and out of hastily created LZs. You can almost hear the "pop-pop" of the blades.
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TS-70.JPGHuey View196 viewsEveryone took photos at one time or another from a ride on a Huey.
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Ft_Sherman_Book.JPGFt Sherman - Jungle Training Pamphlet196 viewsThis training was tougher than Vietnam; many candidates dropped out and were ushered out of the country. The School was advised NOT to send the men on the final E&E exercise due to a major storm and river flooding, but did so anyway. The "partisan point" was 15' under water and marked by a pole. Landing craft picked up the students. Safety and property loss was NOT a concern as many M-14 were dropped in the Chagres River from the crossing ropes. After all the "safety first" training rules back in the States, this was a shock to my system. The Jungle Expert Badge was truly a "well-earned" award.
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JFO-77.JPGOn the ground on patrol196 viewsNote the inflatable air mattresses. In the red circle is a souvenir someone is bringing home.
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YatesUplift.jpgWar Zone?195 viewsCombination of blue skies and mountain range make for a pretty setting at LZ English (Bong Son).
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2008Reunion-25.jpgLt Cal Graef, B-1-35, 4.2 Mortar Plt195 viewsCal Graef (Leavenworth, KS) is the source of the war story "Run, But Don't Jump" on the 2/9th website. It's a funny story now, but probably not so funny back then. Thanks for a good memory, Cal!
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DP10a.JPGFDC TOC195 viewsSpring, 1968. Next to our bunker was the FDC tactical operations center where we worked. In the distance, past the Bong Son village, is one of the Tiger Mountains which was festering with VC, unlike the NVA we had seen far to the north.
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Dixon10.jpgShining through195 viewsThe sun appears to be shining through the Chinook as it makes its landing.
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EMoor6.jpgHills of Duc Pho195 viewsDuc Pho, Pleiku area, 66-67. Was LZ Montezuma, changed to LZ Bronco (3rd Bde Special Task Force - The Bronco Brigade). Many have commented that this hill, overlooking the South China Sea, was filled with land mines and booby traps left by friend and foe alike.
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