TSN1.JPGTan Son Nhut / Camp Alpha434 viewsFirst glimpse of the Iroquois or "slicks" at the Tan Son Nhut airbase. Was to become the major mode of transportation throughout the tour.
TSN3.JPGTan Son Nhut / Camp Alpha428 viewsA "slick" lands at the airbase.
Downtown1.JPGStreets of Saigon418 viewsA visual confirmation of the hustle and bustle of downtown Saigon, November, 1966. Despite "modern times", street merchants still persist.
TSN2.JPGTan Son Nhut / Camp Alpha417 viewsA closer view of the Iroquois.
Local_Transportation.jpgGreyhound Bus414 viewsNot quite, but this little Lambretta was the "people-mover" of its day.
Downtown.JPGStreets of Saigon404 viewsThe hustle and bustle of the main boulevard.
CommandingView.jpgHighway 19394 viewsHills protect either side of the Mang Yang Pass. In the center, Highway 19 leads to An Khe - Qui Nhon.
Picture taken from atop the Pass.
TSN5.JPGTan Son Nhut / Camp Alpha375 viewsA bunker under contstruction at TSN airbase. Later reports indicate that Tan Son Nhut and Camp Alpha became favorite targets for harassing mortar attacks.
TSN7.JPGTan Son Nhut / Camp Alpha362 viewsThe Officers Club at Tan Son Nhut airbase. Inside it resembled a nightclub or speakeasy...very low lighting.
TSN11.JPGTan Son Nhut / Camp Alpha360 viewsAn ancient truck arrives at the MP gate. Looks like it belongs in a museum.
TSN6.JPGTan Son Nhut / Camp Alpha358 viewsDucks play in a puddle outside the laundry building at TSN.
If you're guessing that this is where the uniforms were washed, you wouldn't be far off!
CampAlpha.jpgWelcome to Camp Alpha353 viewsNovember, 1966. The Beginning. This was the Reception Station that greeted the incoming unit "replacements" as they awaited orders assigning them to fill unit vacancies. The "Speedy Four" in charge took great pleasure in barking orders to NCOs and Officers alike knowing full well they could not do a thing about it. Every order we had was dumped into a trash barrel. You would wait for further instructions.
I was given a handful of dusty, dirty letters that had piled up. One was my promotion to 1st Lt.
