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Quick_Draw.JPGYep, we were crazy!FO Lt Bill Farmer and FO Lt Ed Thomas engage in a game of fast draw. Looks like Ed got the drop on Bill, but neither man has their finger on the trigger mechanism. Lt Bill Farmer was later KIA as he volunteered to fill in for a absent FO.
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Ed_Thomas~0.JPGWorld TravellerEd has travelled the world with a personal mission to build churches in 3rd world countries, even communist-dominated countries. Here he is at his "second home", an airport somewhere.
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SpiderHole.jpgWazzit?It looks somewhat like a spider hole, but it is actually a "lean-to" with two air mattresses side by side. Better than sleeping on the ground.
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Aerial.jpgView from the chopperNo collection of Vietnam photos is complete without a shot of the M-60 doorgunner's bird's eye view flying over a rice paddy.
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Bldg.JPGTu Lin's new homeThis is a photo of the orphanage that became the home of our little buddy Tu Lin.
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TrngSession2.jpgTraining & DemoTraining conducted inside the space of the 105mm trails
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TrngSession.jpgTraining & DemoLooks like training in progress. Note the "stateside" fatigues with the white cloth name tags. Confirms that the timeframe is 1966.
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PAVN.jpgThe PAVN HuntersProud Guidon Bearer (Unk)
The 1/14th Inf Regt was known as the PAVN Hunters
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Tu_Lin.jpgThe Innocents of warfareTu Lin, a beautiful Vietnamese boy, was orphaned when his parents were killed in an attack. Tu Lin was "adopted" for 30 days by the men of the battery before being presented to an orphanage. Here, Tu Lin salutes his "Army Buddies".
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Dragon.jpgThe Golden DragonsA pennant honoring LtCol "Wild Bill" Miller of the 1/14th Inf Regiment.
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Lt_Thomas,_FO.jpgThe FO Poster BoyDate: 18 Nov 66. Place: Kontum.
There you have it...the classic FO in battle dress, M-16, and sleeves rolled up.
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Caribou2.jpgThe CaribouPlace: Litts Field. The Army's last foothold in fixed-wing aviation was the Caribou.
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