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Pleiku_St.jpgSights & Scenes146 viewsThe streets of Pleiku
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MK82.jpgAftermath146 viewsAftermath of 5 hours of contact firefight. Broke contact, pounded the area with artillery and air strikes. Lt Hartley was my LNO; we had five batteries firing missions during and into the night.
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TS-38.JPGAward Time146 viewsMedal being given at standown at LZ Oasis, March 1969.
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Dixon64.jpgBuddhist BBQ146 viewsBuddhist monks (Thailand). Sadly, these are the guys you sometimes heard of barbecuing themselves on the streets of Saigon. I witnessed an immolation in Saigon. It was NOT a pretty sight, nor smell. Unforgettably horrible.
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Rick_4-2.JPGReady for action146 viewsPaint job by "Mike", likely from LA, California.
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BL-21.JPGThe Saturday Night Banquet146 viewsBanquet photos courtesy of Lt Bert Landau, FO, 2/9th Arty.
Lt Gary Dean Springer gives a hug to Alexis Munden, wife of Lt Dennis Munden.
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JCook87.JPGGetting Started - no frills FDC, 1966146 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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DM35.JPGReturning to Dragon Crater146 viewsOn left: my RTO, Cpl Robert McGlynn; I am on the right. We were on our way back to Dragon Crater, 21Nov66.
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Banquet-5.JPGSaturday Evening Banquet146 viewsRichard Strawn, who looks like he is still very much "combat ready", sits with Hal Bowling at the A/2/35 table.
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Viet_Fish_Boats.jpgSights & Scenes145 viewsVietnamese fishing boats.
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WS-25.JPGSurvey Section145 viewsSgt McDonna poses proudly next to the Section sign. The sign says "Mighty Ninth Survey Section" when photo is enlarged. Wonder where that piece of history is today? Engineer stakes prop up the sandbag wall around the tent.
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WS-54.JPGHere we are!145 viewsReporting to the Induction Station. Me, Cliff Parker, and Mario Colonna (dec). It looks like 6am and feels like it, too!
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