GDS-81.JPGMaintenance60 viewsGun crews (cannoneers) doing howitzer maintenance on the M101A1.
GDS-84.JPGB-52 drops bomb60 viewsCloser look at bomb crater, LZ 503A
GDS-106.JPGLZ 510B60 viewsSetting up shop at LZ 510B; note the sandbag parapet under construction.
GDS-119.JPGPopping smoke60 viewsSmoke grenades were extremely important in the Vietnam war. It guided the helicopters to your position. Without smoke, the pilots might never see your location.
GDS-222.JPG"Dear Mom...."60 viewsFO writes letter home. On duty as the FO for B/1/14.
GDS-28.JPGConvoy Duty59 viewsGoing down Highway 14
GDS-34.JPGThe Montagnards59 viewsRiding on a water buffalo
GDS-45.JPGRSOP-ing59 viewsA-2-9 loads it gear onto a Chinook for transport.
LZ 10B
GDS-56.JPGField Dining59 viewsThe first thing you have to do in the field is to learn the primary sitting position. Virtually every Vietnamese you met relied on the "squat" position. Comes in handy for field dining, too.
GDS-73.JPGRunway59 viewsWasn't much of a runway, but it worked.
GDS-77.JPGA brew in the field59 viewsIt may have been warm, but it was still beer! GD Springer relaxes with a brew.
GDS-87.JPGFamiliar Scene59 viewsChinook pilots always had to bring the "bird" down to ground level.
