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DF-1.JPG"Short Round"245 views"Short Round" was the mascot for Bravo Battery, 2/9th Arty. Short Round was wounded and Danny was the one who stitched him up and took him to the Doc. Short Round stayed in Danny's bunk. I I took him to be sewed up when he was hit. He was written up in The Stars & Stripes newspaper a couple different times. Our hero!
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Hwy19_Bridge.JPGHwy 19 Bridge244 viewsAnother view of the bridge from below. Note highway signs.
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WS-4b.jpgReport: Attack on Oasis244 views
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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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Modern-Day_Lee.JPGModern Day Leon "Lee" Dixon244 viewsThings are looking good after Vietnam.
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IMG_2616.JPGThe Party Guy243 views"Hey...I'm having a great time!" Dean (Gary) Springer always enjoys the 35th Cacti reunions.
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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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MK13.jpgLt Roger Fulkerson (KIA)243 viewsMy good friend, Roger Fulkerson (R), FO for C-2-35. Killed in action at Duc Lap, 25 Sept 1968.
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MK222.jpgTiger Hunt243 viewsHe/She killed several villagers over two weeks (this happened twice while I was at “Oasis”), plus we had tigers in the Perimeter Wire. “The Great Tiger Hunt at Fire Base Oasis.”
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SG-13.JPGDamage at LZ Incoming243 viewsLoss of memory on this day. I do recall faintly that this gun took a recoilless round to the right wheel. I think the Gunner was seriously hurt or killed.
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IMG_2609.JPG"Seriously, guys..."242 viewsPete Dykstra sharing a moment with Hal Bowling, and David Dunn; members of A/2/35.
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