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Arty_Surveyors.JPGFellow Artillery SurveyorsThese guys worked with Danny Yates: (L to R): Roufs, Kato, Norm Martin. They served in the artillery Survey Section, Vietnam 66 - 67. {Photo provided by Robert Wilson.}
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ComingHome.jpgMade it!Still smiling, of course. There's something about DEROS orders that does that.
Welcome Home, Brothers!
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Crossing_the_street.jpgVietnam: 2012 visitCrossing the street: This is the correct way to cross the street in Saigon (now called Ho Chi Minh City). Look straight ahead and keep moving. Don't stop or make any sudden movements, and all those vehicles WILL miss you. It takes a little time to get used to it, and a lot of faith, but it works. I think the Vietnamese have only one traffic rule: Try not to run over the tourists.
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Duc_Pho_2012.jpgHill at Duc PhoThis is the aerial picture from 1967, with an X marking the approximate spot where
the photo was taken, and the approximate location of my tent at the time.
That entire area from the X going north is a neighborhood now.
{A 2nd click of your mouse will enlarge the photo and provide a great view!}
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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-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-11.jpgAG gets the command to fire!Note one hand on the radio handset and the other on the lanyard. Also note that the Gunner places his fingers in his ears. No wonder we all have "artillery hearing".
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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-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-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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