Most viewed - Dennis L Dauphin
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Goodbye_Vietnam.jpgNorthwest Airlines - departing CRB250 viewsDoes this mean "goodbye"? You bet! DEROS was October, 1967 corresponding to the end of 2 yrs on active duty. This is one sight I won't forget.
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KontumHills2.jpg250 views
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Jet_Home.jpgMy "Freedom Bird"248 viewsDeparting for the land of the big PX. Plane was diverted to McChord AFB in Seattle, WA due to west coast protesters firing .22 cal rifles at returning personnel landing at Oakland Army Air Terminal.
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Firing.jpgLZ OD247 viewsBase Piece fires. Note the hearing safety devices.
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Hwy19-Bunker.jpgSide View247 viewsSide view of tactical bridge site. The bunker at far right provided night protection. Snipers harassed our A/2/35 perimeter from the trees at top.
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Hiway_19.jpgGoing Thru the Pass247 viewsThis is Highway 19 as it leads through the Mang Yang Pass.
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Hwy19_Bridge.JPGHwy 19 Bridge244 viewsAnother view of the bridge from below. Note highway signs.
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CampAlphaMonkey.JPGMy true friend244 viewsJust to the left of the green awning In-Process center was this little Capuchin monkey enjoying his banana on the same rock-covered ground. He was the first and best friend I made at Camp Alpha. The folks there were pretty hostile to the incoming troops.
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Cmd_Staff.jpgLZ OD - Command & Staff243 viewsRadar Officer Emil Franklin, Capt Mike Casp (KIA, Nov 67), Lt Dennis Munden, FCO, 1Sgt William Rollins, Lt Dennis Dauphin, XO. "A" Battery, LZ OD
Sign says: "Practice Malaria Discipline"
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ARVN_perimeter.JPGCompound perimeter243 viewsPhoto from inside the ARVN compound, looking outward from the perimeter. Notice gun barrel pointing out at lower right.
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O-Club,_CRB.jpgOfficers Club at Cam Rahn Bay241 viewsGot to visit the Tan Son Nhut O-Club on my arrival and got to visit the Cam Rahn Bay O-Club on my departure.
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posn2.JPGThe Final Days241 viewsA new LZ means a LOT of work...getting set up, digging in...making the site fully operational.
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