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JCook34.JPGMarch, 1966181 viewsGun Section emplacement, March 1966. Note the very neat circle of sandbags. You can tell this howitzer passed a "stateside" inspection before being shipped to Nam. Note the "shield" is still on the right side.
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JCook-130.JPG"Artillery furniture"181 viewsAmmo crate slates were the building blocks of artillery furniture. (Note. Later units brought furniture building out of crates to an art form.)
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JCook-131.JPGTea Plantation, October, 1966181 viewsIt almost looks organized.
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Aiming_Cir-2.JPGM2 Aiming Circle - Surveyed stake181 viewsYou set up the tripod, hung the plumb-bob & centered it, levelled your bubbles, and computed your SADULU. It is going to be paved over as a parking lot. Just another Ft Sill memory.
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JS-6.JPG"Forgotten FO"181 viewsLt. Jim Hunter...somewhat of a "forgotten FO". We were together for a
few months with "B" 1st 14th. He was attached to some "CIDG's" (Civilian Irregular Defense Group) and he came back for a few months again.
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Battle_Clip_1a.jpgBattle with NVA181 views...continued. Artillery makes the enemy back off once again!
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DM32.JPGLoyal RTO181 viewsThis is a picture of Mike Rhoades, my RTO, 13Nov66. Mike was "on loan" because my regular RTO, Cpl Robert McGlynn, was on R&R.
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DM36.JPGSgt Hatch181 viewsPlatoon Sgt Hatch, 14Nov66, LZ Lane.
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Banquet-6.JPGBanquet Time181 viewsThe lovely Lois Dykstra and and husband Pete of A/2/35.
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JFO-82.JPGC-Rats181 viewsAll field troops knew the trick of using one C-rat can as a "mini-stove" and heating an otherwise cold can of rations. Note the improvised bedding of sand bags and an air mattress. Everyone, I'm sure, is familiar with the white plastic spoons.
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Ed_Thomas.JPGJoint Dinner - C-1-35 & 2/9th181 viewsLegendary FO Ed Thomas, who mentored Bert Landau as the FO replacing him in 1967 has been attended the 35th Inf Regt reunions for many years now. Ed is also known for building church foundations (non-denominational) in several foreign countries, including a trip back to Vietnam. He had a little trouble with that church-building, but got it done.
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DH-6.JPGEvening Meal?181 viewsA snake killing on LZ Meredith.
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