Most viewed - Dennis L Dauphin
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Fire-in-hole.JPGThe Burning Pit201 viewsEvery evening at dusk, we would gather up all the unused powder charges, put them in a pit in a line, ignite the end of the line, and watch the show. The evening sky made for a beautiful background.
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Roadside.jpgChapel201 viewsThroughout the roadsides of Vietnam's highways, one could always find mini-temples for prayer. This photo taken from a speeding convoy.
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C-123.jpgC-123200 viewsA cargo workhorse plane in Nam, each ride rattled your teeth and you could almost hear the bolts falling off.
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Slide50.jpgLast Line of Defense200 viewsLt Dauphin using sidearm .45 caliber. Perimeter defense rehearsals were common.
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PaddyCloseup.jpgRice growing200 viewsHere is a very closeup look at a farmer's rice paddy. Probably taken at the base of LZ OD, home of "A" Battery and the Hq, 1/35th Bn.
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Tents.jpgEncampment199 viewsYou know you're with the "grunts" when you call a tent "home". And when a helicopter lands, you get to chase everything all over the landscape.
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CommoWire.jpgFun job199 viewsThe commo guys had to run wire all over the place. Here some of it is exposed.
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Geter-1.jpgSection Chief Artie Geter199 viewsSFC Artie Geter, right, was always the first section to report "Ready!" to the XO. So, I promoted Artie to "Base Piece" Section Chief, an honor among cannoneers.
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Caribou.jpgLZ Montezuma198 viewsThe Army's Caribou on the tarmac
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Sunrise-Sunsets.JPG198 views
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Mile_High.jpgThe Final Days198 viewsUnk Cannoneer uses a truck mirror to shave high up in the mountains of Tam Ky. At far left, another cannoneer holds the boresight target. On the ground, note the pickaxe and shovel. Tam Ky was my last "duty station" in Vietnam.
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Dart.jpgFleschette197 views8,000 little stingers inside a 105mm Anti-Personnel (BeeHive) round.
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