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Sp5__Barber.jpgSp5 Barber, Bn FDC at Duc PhoSp5 Barber holds a furry friend...a lemur. You never knew what you would find in Vietnam!
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Puppy_at_Oasis.jpgYoung pup at LZ OasisHe adopted us; we didn't adopt him. Cute little fella stands on a 5-gal water can that providing water for drinking, shaving, etc.
LZ Oasis, 1968
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Price.JPGModern Day DaveThis is "modern-day Dave" as he attended our historic 2/9th Reunion at Ft Sill, May-June 2013.
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Price_Reunion_14.jpgReunion Photos - Dave PriceRetirement ceremony - presenting the colors
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Price_Reunion_13.jpgReunion Photos - Dave PriceRetirement ceremony - passing in review
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Price_Reunion_11.jpgReunion Photos - Dave PriceThe reunion agenda included an invitation to a retirement ceremony on the Old Post grounds...a great historic site at Ft. Sill. The horse-drawn caisson passes in review.
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Price_Reunion_12.jpgReunion Photos - Dave PriceRetirement ceremony caisson
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Price_Reunion_10.jpgReunion Photos - Dave PricePart of our Reunion Agenda was a "story-telling" at the Old Post Buffalo soldiers barracks area. Retired SGM Wallace Moore was dressed in period uniform to recount the history of that era.
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Price_Reunion_7.jpgReunion Photos - Dave PriceThe Paladin 155mm howitzer firing during the demonstration.
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Price_Reunion_9.jpgReunion Photos - Dave PriceAh....the great memories of the FDC tools in Vietnam. The only thing missing is the CONEX container. Without that, the FDC would be out of commission with the jungle weather environment we faced daily.
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Price_Reunion_8.jpgReunion Photos - Dave PriceThe FADAC - "Field Artillery Digital Analog Computer". The field artillery's first attempt to use a "computer" for fire direction computation of deflection and quadrant elevation. Didn't prove itself at Ft Sill and neither in Vietnam. We were better with the tools learned at Snow Hall.
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Price_Reunion_6.jpgReunion Photos - Dave PriceToday's FDC? Not quite! All the computer laptops were behind these men out of sight. The old firing chart with RDP and square are on display...probably just for our benefit to remind us of our time in service.
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