AS-11.JPGNew Position83 viewsEvery time we hit a new position, there was a lot of digging in and construction to be done.
SMURRA.JPGModern Day Ambrose83 viewsAmbrose had the good fortune to find The Mighty Ninth website, call about the Encore Reunion on the very LAST day that the Hotel would take a reservation, and join us at Ft Sill.
Great to see you there, Ambrose!
AS-1.JPGAir Drop of supplies82 viewsEveryone knew the drill. A CH-47 Chinook had a slingload of something under its belly and dropped off the load. There were few useful roadways in Nam that weren't subject to daily ambush.
AS-27.JPGHead Shed?82 viewsLooks like some sort of headquarters building
AS-3.JPGField Entertainment79 viewsWell, the troops seem to be enjoying it!
AS-8.JPGMore domesticated76 viewsThis is a more "city-fied" location in Nam
AS-2.JPGField Entertainment76 viewsNope, this isn't the "warmup act" for Bob Hope. He never came this far out into the war zone. Not that I blame him.
AS-9.JPGOur Workhorses75 viewsWithout the Chinook in Nam, we would have been very hard pressed to keep supplies coming and be combat effective.
AS-12.JPGSupply Drop74 viewsThese are key supplies delivered by sling under a Chinook.
AS-5.JPGGoing Home - CONUS Orders71 viewsSee those overseas caps? They contain orders for going home.
AS-14.JPGDigging in71 viewsYep, this is what it looks like when we build yet another new firebase.
AS-13.JPGGun Section70 viewsGood look at a typical gun section in Vietnam. My home for a year.