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GDS-4.jpgCambodian border183 viewsBravo Company, 2nd Bn, 35th Inf Regiment. Cacti Blue. This LZ is located about 4 klicks from the Cambodian border.
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GSD-5.jpgCambodian border183 viewsAnother look at the M48 Battle tank. Strange to see tanks in a jungle environment.
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Pleiku_St.jpgSights & Scenes183 viewsThe streets of Pleiku
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WS-22.JPGGood Buddies183 viewsGriffith Crooks at far right.
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WS-24.JPGM-102183 viewsM-102s arrived in-country in 1968. According to the Unit History (see link), the 2/9th Arty was the first 105mm unit to get them. Howitzer is shown at the high angle fire position, a bitch for the old 105mm but a "piece of cake" for the new.
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MK-52.jpgThe "Yard" House183 viewsAnother view.
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MK-72.jpgWeapons Maintenance183 viewsAlways taking time out to clean your gear. You need it...you take care of it...it takes care of you.
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MK246.jpgEntertainment?183 viewsNot exactly the Bob Hope USO tour with Joey Heatherton. Probably confused the dinks pretty good too.
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MK214.jpg"Spooky"183 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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MK-59.jpgWater Buffalo183 viewsPrevalent throughout Vietnam; domesticated for farming use, but still had that "mean look" about them.
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Turner_35.jpgThe Big City183 viewsMarkets in Pleiku
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Turner_51.jpgGoing Home183 viewsRaymond T. Pearson looks forward to going home. Photo taken inside the barracks at Cam Ranh Bay.
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