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Gun_Ship_2.JPGLZ UpliftThe Chinook workhorse was armed with a high rate of firing capacity. It was know as "Guns A-Go-Go. Here is a look inside.
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Gun_Ship_3.JPGLZ UpliftArmaments of the Chinook attack helo.
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Gun_Ship_4.JPGLZ UpliftThe armed Chinook at LZ Uplift. It was a flying fire machine.
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LZ_Uplift_1b.JPGLZ UpliftDemonstrating armed helicopter firepower on the hills surrounding LZ Uplift.
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LZ_Uplift_1.JPGLZ Uplift - The BeginningThis is a view of the site that was to become LZ Uplift.
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RW-32.JPGLZ UpliftLooks like a gunship demonstration.
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Hwy_1_Convoy.JPGConvoy dangerTraveling highways in VN was always dangerous; the VC often set traps and ambushes. Note the ancient rail cars in the background.
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French_Ambush.JPGSite of the historic ambushHistory tells us that this is where the French forces were ambushed at the Mang Yang Pass on Hwy 19.
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RW-33.JPGLZ UpliftSetting up camp at LZ Uplift.
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RW-34.JPGLZ UpliftCamping at LZ Uplift. Bubble helo surrounded by sandbag parapet.
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Pleiku_Sight-Seeing.JPGPleiku seriesIn the background are the merchants and shoppers.
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Pleiku_Beer_Joint.JPGPleiku seriesBeer Joint in Pleiku. The bar is named "Play Boys". The American popularity of Playboy magazine spread around the world obviously.
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