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DM23.jpgFFEYou can almost hear the sound of a battery "firing for effect". This photo illustrates the "star formation" with the Base Piece firing from Battery Center and the other five pieces firing around the BP.
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DM24.jpgVietnamese Marine BrigadeThis is a picture of the Commanding Officer and his staff of a Vietnamese Marine Brigade plus the American Marine advisors. They were working in the 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry’s AO for about a month and I was the 2/9th liaison officer with them. My job was to keep our batteries advised of where they were operating and to coordinate any fire support they needed.
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DM25.JPGFighting at LZ LaneL to R: Lt Revera; RTO; Machine gunner; Platoon Sgt Hatch; Rifleman; FO Lt Dennis Munden.
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DM26.JPGFighting at LZ LaneGun crew loading another round at LZ Lane, 14Nov66.
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DM29.JPGMunden and FraleyLt Munden on the left and Captain Wallace Fraley on the right. Photo taken at Bong Son. Capt Fraley was my wife's first cousin's husband.
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DM30.JPGMaking contactWe made contact at Dragon Crater on 21Nov66. I was calling in the artillery while RTO Robert McGlynn is providing cover.
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DM31.JPGFighting at LZ Lane"B" Battery fighting at LZ Lane. They fired 980 rounds of artillery in support of my mission.
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DM32.JPGLoyal RTOThis 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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DM33.JPG"A" Company, 1/14th Inf Regt, Sept, 1966Officers & men of "A" Company:
Back Row - Lt Grant, KIA 13Nov66, awarded the Medal of Honor; Lt Herb Walters, 1st Sgt, Lt Jim Bambridge (seriously wounded 13Nov66).
Kneeling - Lt Terry O'Brien, KIA 13Nov66, awarded DSC; Lt Keoin.
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DM34.JPGCpl Robert McGlynn - RTOThis is Corporal Robert McGlynn who was my regular RTO.
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DM35.JPGReturning to Dragon CraterOn 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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DM36.JPGSgt HatchPlatoon Sgt Hatch, 14Nov66, LZ Lane.
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