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Falcons_A_Co_82nd_Avn_Bn.jpgAll the guys in 2nd row were from DivArty units except for the last 2 guys.L-R Emory Saylor (B Btry 2/9), Harold Woody (Hq&Svc Btry 2/9). This is just the armed plat photo, the others Sgt Robert Gibson B Btry, Sgt Elbert Bacon A Btry were on the slicks and I don't have a photo of that platoon. Photo taken while we were TDY on Shotgun 10. Date 28 May 65 at Vung Tau, RVN. The unit we were attached to was A/82 Avn Bn.
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MSG_Stinson.jpg"Big Chief" MSG StinsonThe big chief over all commo was was MSG Stinson. Here is a photo of him...All went over with 2/9 in Dec 65.
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HWoody.jpgA younger Woody - bound for VietnamSlim, trim, ready for duty...including Nam. Taken at the Motor Pool, Schofield Barracks, Nov, 1964. I was on emergency leave at the time the unit was preparing to ship out and was transfered to HHB Divarty and went to Cu Chi with them.
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Guyton_North.jpgCongrats, WardellWardell Guyton is congratulated by Ollie North upon his retirement.
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Diploma.jpgDiploma TimeMembers of the 2/9th Arty get their diplomas. Harold Woody is at far right.
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Shotgun_Deaths.jpgDoorgunner PFC Paul E. RytterThis news clipping captures the men who were KIA as Operation Shotgun graduates from the secret Hawaii training program. Despite the casualties, many men were willing to serve as doorgunners in Nam.
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Woody-Guyton.jpgGood BuddyHarold Woody having breakfast with the late Wardell Guyton.
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Operation_Shotgun.jpgHow it all startedThe familiar "doorgunner" job in Nam began as a top-secret operation in Hawaii named "Operation Shotgun". Here over 350 men were trained to man the M60 machineguns and practiced their skills for months prior to being sent over to Vietnam.
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James_Hall.jpgIn Memory of James HallPFC James A. Hall, KIA. PFC Hall is listed in the "TAPS" section of the website.
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Woody_in_field.jpgIn the fieldHarold Woody...in the field at Schofield Barracks prior to deployment on "Operation Blue Light", Nov, 1965.
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Les_Cotten___Unk.jpgLes CottenLeslie (Les) Cotten, prior to the Operation Blue Light deployment to Nam. PFC at right is unknown.
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Woody,Tucker,Guyton.jpgMore BuddiesSection Chief Edwin Tucker (center) and Wardell Guyton, right (deceased) pose with Harold Woody.
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