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TamKy.jpgThe Final Days: October, 1967 RSOP from LZ OD to Tam KyThe monsoon lifts; BnCo Bobzien (hands on hips) checks on troops. White t-shirt: SSG Frank Venegas, Chief of Smoke (deceased); Capt Mike Casp (KIA) in front-left. Soldier in the rear is likely Lt Malcolm Spencer, who became the new "A"Battery Executive Officer (XO). The vital FDC CONEX unit was not totally covered in sandbags when the monsoon hit. If you note carefully, the mud is totally mush.
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Booby.jpgThe Bronco BugleA great coincidence...Lt Don Keith asked me if I remembered this incident. Not only did I remember it, I kept a clipping from the "Bronco Bugle"
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Geter.jpgThe Final Days at Tam Ky(UNK Cannoneer), Sgt Artie Geter (at right) - Section Chief for the base piece, A/2/9, October, 1967. Sgt Geter was an expert artilleryman...on time and on target!
It was time to say goodbye to my best Section Chief.
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DumpFire.jpgDivision Ammo Dump Fire on South China SeaCapt Mike Casp, Btry CO and Lt Dennis Dauphin, XO have a 3200 mil problem. The fire is behind them.
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FireDivDump.jpgFree Fireworks Display - Summer, 1967 Duc PhoLt Dennis Munden peers thru the BC scope set atop the sandbagged CONEX container that serves as the "A" Btry FDC at LZ OD directly across from LZ Montezuma, the 3rd Bde HQ at Duc Pho.
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Local_Transportation.jpgGreyhound BusNot quite, but this little Lambretta was the "people-mover" of its day.
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Highway_19.jpgThe infamous Highway 19The infamous Hwy 19 going thru the Mang Yang Pass. The road ran from An Khe to Qui Nhon. Most everyone has a "war story" concerning event(s) on Hwy 19.
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ThePass.jpg"The Pass"Going thru the Mang Yang Pass on Highway 19. Looks like the road was designed for ambushes.
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AerialViewPaddies.jpgRice Paddies - Aerial ViewA helicopter view of the irrigation system for rice paddies near Duc Pho.
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WaterTank.jpg"Mang Yang" (Mang Giang) PassAn abandoned water tank on top of a hill overlooking the infamous Mang Yang pass. An excellent observation point.
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3rdBdeConst.jpgLZ Montezuma - under constructionThe 3rd Bde, 25th Inf Div build their HQ at LZ Montezuma in Duc Pho, very close to the South China Sea. Grunts later named this place "Fire Support Base Bronco".
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3rdBde.jpgBrigade HeadquartersLanding strip and tarmac at 3rd Bde HQ, 25th Inf Div, LZ Montezuma, Duc Pho, Spring, 1967.
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