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DLD-fatigues.jpgLZ OD"At home" on LZ OD. Note bunker in rear. Provided both security and a relief from the high temps. Used 105 cannisters mark the paths around the LZ.
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CampAlpha.jpgWelcome to Camp AlphaThis is the sight that greeted the incoming unit "replacements" as they awaited orders assigning them to fill unit vacancies.
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CampAlphaMonkey.JPGMy true friendJust to the left of the green awning In-Process center was this little Capuchin monkey enjoying his banana on the same rock-covered ground. He was the first and best friend I made at Camp Alpha. The folks there were pretty hostile to the incoming troops.
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The_Gate.JPGCamp Alpha / Tan Son Nhut ABThis gate separated the incomining personnel at Camp Alpha from the Tan Son Nhut airbase just outside the city of Saigon.
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Le_Van_Cho.jpgStreets of SaigonPort Policeman Le Van Cho on the left; Sp4 Jerry West on the right. Sp4 West was my "tour guide" in Saigon. Col Robert Sabolyk, the Provost Marshal of Saigon, arranged my one-day tour of Saigon before going out into the "field" with the 2/9th.
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LeVanCho-Address.jpgSend me a copy!South Vietnamese police officer Le Van Cho, who worked the docks of Saigon, was really thrilled to have me take his picture. He tore off a piece of paper and gave me his address; he wanted me to send him a copy of the photo. Little did he know that I was off to the boonies and would never see Saigon again.
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Downtown1.JPGStreets of SaigonA visual confirmation of the hustle and bustle of downtown Saigon, November, 1966. Despite "modern times", street merchants still persist.
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Local_Transportation.jpgGreyhound BusNot quite, but this little Lambretta was the "people-mover" of its day.
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Downtown.JPGStreets of SaigonThe hustle and bustle of the main boulevard.
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Downtown2.jpgStreets of SaigonBusy boulevard on the main drag in Saigon. Many different and exotic types of convenyances here...both public and private. Of course, the "Detroit" model is sidelined.
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USO.jpgStreets of SaigonThe USO building, downtown Saigon
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Majestic.jpgStreets of SaigonThe Majestic Hotel, downtown Saigon
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