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DY-12.jpg2/9th Communications @ Duc PhoNote all the R-292 antennas surrounding the encampment of the 2/9th Communications Section.
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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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DY-13.jpgThe Ammo DumpSite of the infamous fire in July, 1967...The Ammo Dump.
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DY-14.jpgAmmo Dump on the beachA "duck" unloads ammo to the beach from the South China Sea.
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DY-8.jpgReady for actionProbably one of the most scenic and nicest places ever to set up a 105mm howitzer battery...right on the beach of the South China Sea.
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DY-10.jpgBig BulletsThis 105mm howitzer ammo has been unloaded from its storage tubes, fuzed and connected to the powder cannister.
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DY-7.jpgProgressYou can see the progress made in establishing this 2/9th battery position. It was set up close to the ammo dump.
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DY-15.jpgA "Duck"Sgt Earl Rule stands next to the wheel of a duck. Size differential is remarkable.
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DY-16.jpgAt the fenceVietnamese children observe through a concertina wire fence.
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DY-9.jpgArtillery SurveyorSp4 Danny Yates operates a Theodolite. His job was to get coordinates for every bunker on the base perimeter.
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DY-6.jpgSKYCRANE POWER!A Sikorsky Sky Crane delivers a 155mm howitzer. It was located just outside our mess tent and invariably fired missions at meal time.
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DY-17.jpgSky AttackJets attacking the perimeter.
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