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GDB-9.JPGCircus comes to town?Not likely; it was discovered that elephants were used to move supplies through the jungle by the enemy forces.
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GDB-8.JPGA firebase somewhere in NamThe troops are gathered in the rear.
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GDB-7.JPGPracticing judo movesChris Henry, after a few beers, decides to practice his judo moves. Ron Dietrick is behind him.
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GDB-6.jpgNo Wonder!!No wonder "B" Battery of the 2/9th had the best FDC! Looka these handsome dudes! From Left: Chris Henry, Me, and Cowboy Danny Fort. You can see how seriously undernourished Danny Fort was back then.
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GDB-5.jpgNothing to do with Nam, but....This brief article appeared on the reverse of the map of the Au Shau Valley from the previous frame. It was too funny not to share. (Hooray for Mississippi??)
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GDB-4.jpgThe "Killer"Don't know about "secret", but the Ho Chi Minh trail was the "killer" because it was the main pipeline for food, weapons and re-supply for our enemies. It was never successfully shutdown; this vital trail, in supposedly "neutral" countries, seriously hampered our efforts to end the war.
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GDB-34.JPGThis is me!Me then....next up....Me now!
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GDB-33.JPGAn Elephant's Grave?Either they found a soft spot to dig soil or they were digging a grave for an elephant.
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GDB-32.JPGA long-distance benefactorA nephew enters the Soap Box Derby.
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GDB-31.JPGShovel or dieThat had to be a motto somewhere. But...sandbags kept "names" off the "Wall" in DC.
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GDB-30.JPGThat's MeI'm Geary Burrows and this is my story...and I'm sticking to it.
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GDB-3.JPGEven got promoted!BCT at Ft Bliss; AIT at Ft Meade; a ticket to Vietnam...and then a promotion. Does life get any better than that?
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