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mc-8.JPGBattalion StaffLeft - LtCol Redmond Forrester, Battalion Commander; Right - Major Jerry Orr, Tactical Operations Center (TOC).
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mc-14.JPGBoss ManCSM Howard B. Hughes; not related to the other Howard Hughes. He was the Command Sergeant Major for the battalion.
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mc-19.JPGCaptain BairdCaptain Robert D. Baird, Hq Service Battery. His name is on the Mess Hall sign.
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mc-9.JPGCarpenter in chiefSFC Clyde A. Roker turns ammo boxes into building materials. His "regular job" was working in the Battalion TOC. In the rear at left is Jim Castelletti.
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mc-21.JPGCouchPFC Dennis J. Couch. He's the one who drove me into LZ Oasis the morning after the Mother's Day attack.
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mc-24.JPGDavisMSG William (Wild Bill) Davis, Field 1SG.
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mc-27.JPGExecutive Officer for "A" BatteryCaptain Jerry R. Benton. At one point, he was "Lt Benton" and served as XO of "A" Battery.
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mc-20.JPGFirst Shirt1SG James E. McPeek, "A" Battery
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mc-1.JPGFrontal View This is a frontal view of the 2/9th compound at LZ Oasis.
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mc-4.JPGHere I Am!Yep...that's me. Sp6 Bob McLaughlin...I was the Mess Sergeant (Forward) for Headquarters Service Battery, 2/9th, at LZ Oasis. Behind me is a sea hut. The sea hut is temporary housing that was soon turned over to the South Vietnamese Army as our presence was winding down.
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mc-15.JPGHqs Service Battery, Mess Hall at Camp EnariSp5 John O. Olson and Sp6 Bob McLaughlin holding up the Mess Hall sign.
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mc-16.JPGHqs Service Battery, Mess Hall at Camp EnariSFC Willard Newell was the Mess Sergeant for "A" Battery.
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