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TS-42.JPGBracelets192 viewsCheck out those Montagnard bracelets I'm wearing...a real fashion statement of the times.
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SG-4.JPGPhu Cat Airbase192 viewsHere we are at Phu Cat AFB the day we flew into Kontum. I'm in the center; forgotten the name of the FDC guy on my left.
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Ray_Delano.JPG"Modern Day" Ray192 viewsHere Ray poses with GEN Casey on the day of his retirement, receiving a "coin" in recognition. Congrats, Ray!
Webmaster's Note: Our brother Ray Delano passed away in May, 2020.
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JC-21.JPGCannon, Cashen192 viewsLarry Cannon, Okahoma City and Lt John Cashen, Commo Officer.
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LD-2.JPGMe & My Guitar - Duc Pho, Montezuma192 viewsSeeing Sgt Butler's photo with his guitar struck memories. Strange thing the photo triggered was that the orange plastic finger twists on the end of the guitar tuners always twisted loose after just a few tunings. Whoever/whatever made those tuner heads must have been in Viet Nam because they were the worst I had EVER seen... and I had seen a LOT of guitars by the time I got there! Anyway, I bought a guitar in Saigon with orange plastic finger twists and cutaway, exactly like the one in the photo. I gave it to one of the guys in the battery and on my next Saigon trip I bought (for just about $2 or $3 more–in "P" of course) another guitar with Japanese tuners on it (they had white plastic tips that never broke). I also left this guitar at the unit when I returned back to "the world." I just wonder if the guitar in the photos was the one I had!
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LD-4.JPGReunion Photos - Lee Dixon192 viewsWell, you can bet that the gun isn't rusty, but those guys in the red shirts might well be! Red Shirts: Steve Cox, Lee Dixon, Mike Kurtgis, Joe Henderson, and Jim Connolly.
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SG-30.JPGLZ Meade fire missions192 viewsMore firing by "A" Battery just before leaving LZ Meade. When it was not so dusty, we could actually see the South China Sea from this LZ.
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JoeH_-_15.JPGPatio time192 viewsDewey Hill, Victor Bean and Joe Henderson
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Banquet-7.JPGSaturday Evening Banquet192 viewsBobby Day of A/2/35 and his wife.
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Dick_Arnold.JPGThe Annual Memorial Service192 viewsThe duty falls to Past Association President Dick Arnold to begin the slide show memorial of all the KIAs from Vietnam. The pictures include the men of the 2/9th who were KIA with members of the 35th. This annual memorial is to demonstrate that these men will never be forgotten.
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Bronze_Star_Ceremony.JPGBronze Star Ceremony192 viewsAfter I returned home, I didn't know that I was put in for any award. Then I got a letter asking if I wanted a formal military color guard presentation. Since I was back home living with my widowed mother and two younger sisters, I said "yes" mainly for their benefit. Sure enough, they had me go to the Louisiana National Guard barracks where they called out the Color Guard and I was presented my Bronze Star.
Maybe I should go back for my Air Medal? Never got that one.
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GDB-24.JPGThe strange sight in Vietnam192 viewsA war was going on while the simple civilian farmers went about their business. Obviously, they didn't care much for warfare.
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