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IMG_2613.JPG"Those were the days, my friend...."223 viewsFOs get together minus the fire missions and the muddy jungle fatigues.
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DJ-3.jpgBn Staff Visit223 views"Didn't you hear? We got a six-month drop!"
Maj Vincente DeJesus, Bn Asst S-3, Capt Keith Carlton, "A" Btry CO, Capt Doug Johnson, Bde LNO, Capt Hutsell, Bn S-4
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002.jpgModern-day Bert223 views"Just get me the coordinates and I'll take out this bridge, too".
You never stop being an FO.
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Bert-FO.jpgOutside the bunker at Hoi An223 viewsLots of sandbags keep you safe. The "Steve Allen" optical frames were standard military issue back then. But...the helmets weren't! Suckers wouldn't stay on my head.
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MG-5.JPG4th Division Commander MG Donn Pepke223 viewsThe two-star comes to visit. Standing in ranks: PFC Eugene E. Purcell, PFC Mark Gannon, PFC Ronnie A. Goforth, Sgt Howell & MG Pepke. It was Memorial Day, 1969 at Camp Enari.
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TS-8.JPGLZ Ranger @ Ban-me-Thuot222 viewsUnknown cannoneer. The best air conditioning in Nam was found in a bunker.
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Jim_Chuck_68.jpgFO & His Boss222 viewsFO Lt Jim James (dec - 2020) and Cpt Chuck Chaplinski, "A" Company, 1/35th Inf Company commander find a shady spot in the jungle.
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LZ-OD-lake_filled.jpgLZ OD221 viewsThe lake is filled once again. Made a very nice swimming and bathing hole. Note fortified howitzer positions.
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Group_Photo_-_Reunion.JPGWelcome Home, Brothers!221 viewsHere we are...some 45 years later or more...walking the grounds of Ft Sill. We noted many changes in those years and we were fortunate to return home from Vietnam and relive some of the memories.
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TamKy.jpgThe Final Days: October, 1967 RSOP from LZ OD to Tam Ky220 viewsThe monsoon lifts; BnCo Bobzien (hands on hips) checks on troops. White t-shirt: SSG Frank Venegas, Chief of Smoke (deceased); Capt Mike Casp (KIA) in front-left. Soldier in the rear is likely Lt Malcolm Spencer, who became the new "A"Battery Executive Officer (XO). The vital FDC CONEX unit was not totally covered in sandbags when the monsoon hit. If you note carefully, the mud is totally mush.
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Slide36.jpgInside the CONEX220 viewsCheck this FDC out! Lotsa cool memories. Note the RDP fan at top left, a good look at the FADAC (center), a can of RISE shaving cream on the shelf, a standard GI flashlight clipped to the wall at right and a guy wondering (Dietrich) why you want to take his picture. That's Geary Burrows in the background.
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The_Dump_Fire.JPG219 views
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