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DY1a.jpgUncle Sam Wants Me!The "Call To Duty", otherwise known as your "Induction Papters". September, 1965 and my life is about to change.
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DY2a.jpgThe "Repo-Depot"Here are the orders to report to the "Repo-Depot" in USARV. Note that you are ordered to report in a khaki uniform with short sleeves.
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DY3a.jpgReport to NamNote that the orders state that "travel of dependents to this station not authorized". As if they wanted to go in the first place!
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DY-1.jpgArmed & DangerousReady for duty. Notice that I got rid of those khaki trousers and short-sleeve shirts.
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DY-2.jpgGo, Badgers!Sp4 Danny Yates shows off his hometown support.
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DY-3.jpgUnder ConstructionA panaramic view of the 3rd Brigade base at LZ Montezuma under construction. Note the very identifiable hill that abuts the base with the South China sea next door.
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vn#37.jpgThe ClaymoreThe most common perimenter defense weapon we had was the Claymore. It fired double-ought ball bearings out of a slab of C-4. But our enemy was not stupid...they would: (a) turn them around, and (b) remove the wire connections under the cover of darkness. Always check your Claymores!
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vn#20.jpgMakeshift BunkerMay not look pretty...but it's effective! Ammo crates over a hole in the ground. A quick fix. Best if the ammo crates are empty.
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vn#48A.JPGCruisin'Watching a US tank roll through a rag-tag town looks like extreme overkill...but it isn't.
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vn#79.jpgMy Transfer Came Through!Yep...now I'm in Graves Registration. Actually, survival in Vietnam meant using mother earth to protect you and not living above ground in tents. Our enemy knew this fact all too well.
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vn#90.jpgLucky US Farmers!Wow...if those farmers in Kansas had to deal with hoppers like these, they'd be using shotgun shells instead of bug spray.
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DY-4.jpgCaribou LandingThe very first Caribou lands at the LZ Montezuma airstrip. Later, the LZ was also known as "FSB Bronco". The Caribou aircraft was still part of the Army inventory during Vietnam.
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