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TR4.jpg"Yeah, I'm talking to my girl"Date: 22Oct68 Location: 40 mi S of Ban Me Thuot; 5 mi from Cambodia and the NVA. Working hard as always in the "Home Sweet Home" bunker. Notice the definite look of tension from the war. Actually, this is a quiet moment in the FDC shack (CONEX).
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TR44.jpgAir StrikeAftermath of a heavy airstrike.
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TR24.jpgAll MineDate: 8March1968 Location: LZ Valentine
....and, so as I recall, I singlehandedly beat back the enemy and captured this cache....uhhh...just don't mention this to Recon!
NVA rounds found by Recon Patrol after firing approx 600 rounds into the area. B-40 rockets, rifle grenades, Chicom hand grenades, 106mm recoilless rifle, AK-47, 51-cal MG, 82 & 60mm mortar rounds.
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TR20.jpgAt The ReadyDate: 2Feb68 Location: LZ Ranger
Holding my M16 and my M26 frag grenade
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TR32.jpgAwards & PromotionsThis photo may include Lts Don Blankin and Charles Stout.
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TR40.jpgBad LandingTail of doomed aircraft can be seen at upper left at crest of the hill.
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TR51.jpgBANG!Shot, over! Take good note of the AG applying the military ear protection of the day.....cover your ears!
No wonder we all went deaf at age 40.
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TR50.jpgBattery in actionSiholuettes make for dramatic shots.
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TR22.jpgBest Snake - Dead SnakeMay, 1968 Location: LZ Duke
I could use him for a ruler, but I won't. Note that the CONEX was "requisitioned" from the Air Force.
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TR70.jpgCenter of AttentionCaptured VC getting a lot of attention.
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TR59.jpgChoo-Choo missingThis aerial view looks like train tracks.
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TR17.jpgChow!Date: 7June68 Location: LZ Penny
Devouring C-ration stew.
L to R: Arab - Dog - Dink - Gary - Nauman
Practically everyone was known by a nickname.
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