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Dixon71.jpgHere come the tanks152 viewsThese were some of the tanks that armor guys operated out of LZ Montezuma. I remember them, the ordnance and the engineering boys clearing a road for us to convoy once.
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BK-1.JPGHere I am152 viewsBill Kull, "B" Battery, 2/9th Arty. Familiar sights on a firebase.
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JCook87.JPGGetting Started - no frills FDC, 1966152 viewsI take the coordinates, plot Battery Center on the chart and then use the RDP (Range Deflection Protractor) or "the fan" to get ranges to target.
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SG-4.JPGPhu Cat Airbase152 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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LD-2.JPGMe & My Guitar - Duc Pho, Montezuma152 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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Banquet-2.JPGRedleg Banquet Table152 viewsJerry Orr and Ed Moor in their bright artillery red 2/9th shirts.
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Bronze_Star_Ceremony.JPGBronze Star Ceremony152 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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JFO-84.JPGPerfect Timing!152 viewsThe photo catches the cigarette smoke departing his nostrils at the exact moment. Smoke breaks were common, just like in the States.
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GDB-27.JPG152 views
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DM2.jpgRSOP151 viewsMoving day. The CH-47 Chinook was the workhorse. It could transport a 105mm howitzer and a slingload of ammo, code named "lobsters".
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MK242.jpgAdditional Duty151 viewsEveryone had additional duties…even Captains. Ray Plunkett (RTO), Signal officer Lt Ronald Kettelman and Capt Robert Richardson do village assistance program near Oasis.
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MK214.jpg"Spooky"151 views“Puff the Magic Dragon” AKA “Spooky” the Gunship.
A DC-3 with four Gatling Guns (3,000 rounds per minute ea.)
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