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2-9_company_clerks.JPGBattery Clerks of the 2/9th1703 views(L to R) Richard G. Castaneda, "C" Battery clerk; Sp5 Robert F. Biza, "B" Battery clerk; Sp5 Ronald N. Tune, "A" Battery clerk; Sp5 James L. Keller, Hq Svc Battery clerk.
A sure sign that the Headquarters were "getting civilized" with all these stateside amenities.
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MACV.jpgStreets of Saigon836 viewsMACV Headquarters, complete with general officer flag and black sedan.
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Helgoland.JPGStreets of Saigon739 viewsThe German hospital ship, "The Helgoland", is docked at the port of Saigon. It's mission was humanitarian.
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JS-5.JPG724 viewsBest guess is FSB 34....an unusual FBase...Arty on one end and Infantry at the other. The black-and-white shot makes it look like WWII.
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Rick_E_6-4.JPG723 views
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Majestic.jpgStreets of Saigon670 viewsThe Majestic Hotel, downtown Saigon
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Kids-Candy.jpgStreets of Saigon625 viewsKids selling American candy bars in the door of a Vietnamese laundry...just one of the many strange sights in a strange land.
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Downtown2.jpgStreets of Saigon572 viewsBusy boulevard on the main drag in Saigon. Many different and exotic types of convenyances here...both public and private. Of course, the "Detroit" model is sidelined.
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Re08-30.JPGModern-day556 viewsCapt Charlie Murray and his FO, Dennis Dauphin, attend the 2008 Reunion of the 35th Inf Regt Assn in St Louis. Charlie was a West Pointer who commanded A/2/35 from late 1966 to January, 1967.
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DennisFO.JPGModern-Day Dennis554 viewsDennis Dauphin attending the 2007 Philly reunion of the 35th Infantry Regiment meeting up with his "grunt" buddies of
A-2-35. At recent reunions, it has been a great pleasure to meet up with the Company Commander, Charlie Murray, Platoon Leaders David Dunn, Pete Dykstra, and Steve Patterson and Platoon Sergeants Hal Bowling and Art Johnson.
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USO.jpgStreets of Saigon553 viewsThe USO building, downtown Saigon
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Lt_Frank_Herbick.jpgModern Day Frank Herbick - 46 years later537 viewsWe met in November, 1966 at TanSonNhut and met again in Ocean Springs, MS in June, 2012, a mere forty-six (46) years later. Frank served as FO with both the 1/14th and 35th Regiments as an FO and eventually the 2/9th BnHq S-1 paper-pusher. But...Frank spent over seven months in the field as an FO, declining to accept a job in the firebase batteries.
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