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BG-1.jpgMail Call"This letter says 'Don't Come Home'....nope! Just kidding!"
"Mail Call" in the field was the greatest morale factor in all of Vietnam.
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Charlie_Co,_1_35th.jpgFO's TeamKneeling, Front: Lt Bert Landau; Lt Tony Bloemhard (KIA) by friendly fire returning from a recon mission.
Back Row: Co 1SG Antonio Cartagena, "C" Co commander, Capt Dave Collins, and Lt Joel Matusek, KIA. The story of Lt Matusek is provided under Bert's "Tour of Duty" link.
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Bert-FO.jpgOutside the bunker at Hoi AnLots of sandbags keep you safe. The "Steve Allen" optical frames were standard military issue back then. But...the helmets weren't! Suckers wouldn't stay on my head.
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Mountains_near_Hoi_An.jpgOutside the FDC CONEXSame photo, but includes UNK SSG and Lt Wayne D. George, the FDO, with Bert Landau at far left. Bert has a natural tendency to lean on something!
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Landau-Malnar.jpgMap StrategyUnk Recon Team member and RTO PFC Greg Malnar do a little map recon. Got to know the lay of the land!
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Bert-Gun1.jpgSapper attack @ LZ IncomingA fine example of a weak maintenance program...not!
Sappers do their damage.
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Bert-Gun2.jpgSapper attack @ LZ IncomingOne less cannon on the books.
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Bert-Boy.jpgThe Innocents of warThe little boy is standing on artificial legs...and smiling.
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OpnCtr2.jpgThe Operations CenterDesks? Tables? Chairs? What is all this stuff?
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001.jpgModern-day BertStrolling around Paris...many years later.
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002.jpgModern-day Bert"Just get me the coordinates and I'll take out this bridge, too".
You never stop being an FO.
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Landau-Collins.jpgHappy Reunion!You can't beat this! A reunion with your old Infantry boss (Dave Collins), sharing a smile and a drink. We can laugh now...thank goodness!
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