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Bob_Wilson.JPGModern Day Robert "Bob" WilsonBob attended one of our rare unit reunions held at Ft Sill and organized by Jerry Orr.
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Returning_After_Leave.jpgSecond tripI had "compassionate leave" from Nam due to the death of my mother. This was taken at the Pittsburgh, PA airport as I was returning from leave. I am pictured with my uniform jacket over my shoulder, walking with my fiance' Joanne and my father. This photo captures the feel of the 1960s.
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RW-54.JPGBan Me ThoutIt is a nice bungalow to be out in the middle of nowhere. Polynesian-style roof on a house in Ban Me Thout. Probably didn't make the national register. I vaguely remember that it was a hut booby-trapped with a trip wire.
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RW-53.JPGBan Me ThoutChild giving directions? He said, "Me no VC; VC go that way. Assisting US troops could prove dangerous. Typical Vietnamese children in Ban Me Thout.
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RW-52.JPGBan Me ThoutWhile waiting on the Huey to pick us up, these kids came walking by and allowed us to take pictures.
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RW-51.JPGBan Me ThoutThe Survey Crew is again waiting on a ride home. Surveyor Ziegler is contemplating while Danny Yates takes a break on the road to Ban Me Thout. Vietnam is a beautiful country.
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Cave_Explosion.JPGDestroying the cavesThe caves found in the Hon Noc mountains were destroyed using loads of TNT. Smoke rises from one of the explosions.
{Photo courtesy of James Deloney}
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Destroy_the_Caves_3.JPGDestroying the cavesThese photos supplement our 2/9th efforts with cave hunting. Men of the 1/14th handled the explosives.
{Photos courtesy of Danny Yates}
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Destroy_the_Caves_2.JPGDestroying the cavesThese photos supplement our 2/9th efforts with cave hunting. Men of the 1/14th handled the explosives.
{Photos courtesy of Danny Yates}
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Destroy_the_Caves_1.JPGDestroying the cavesThese next photos supplement our 2/9th efforts with cave hunting. Men of the 1/14th handled the explosives.
{Photos courtesy of Danny Yates}
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RW-49a.JPGDestroying the cavesThat's me. I have my trusty rifle and machete in hand cutting through the elephant grass. Most likely cutting a path for other surveyors dragging a survey chain to get a measurement between two points.
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RW-48a.JPGDestroying the cavesSolitary poncho; our home away from home, 4 star accommodations.
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