Most viewed - Rick Ericksen
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File_8-1.JPG1/14th Plt Ldr131 viewsAt left is Lt Joe Mailla, nicknamed "Bomber", one of the Platoon Leaders of "B" Company, 1/14th. Lt Joe Hannigan and I were humping the bush with him. Nice guy, but he was nervous all the time. Of course, weren't we all? He had a tendency to let it show.
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File_1-2.JPGLZ St George130 viewsThat's me at left; next to me is one of the RTOs that was assigned to the Commo Bunker. Don't recall the name but he was attached to the 1/14th HQ Company's Commo Section.
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File_3-3.JPGEntrenching Tool130 viewsThe US Army entrenching tool....the time-honored way to dig your hole and doubles as a weapon also.
Actually, I was warning the Capt Jerry Roberts, the "B" Company commander, (at left) to get us out of the f-g mountains...it was too g-d cold!
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File_7-2.JPGHumping Heavy130 viewsMy rucksack came in around 60 pounds along with an extra battery and 10 quarts of water. Plus...I packed 21 mags just in case we ran into heavy sh**. I ran out once and never again. Always "humped heavy" after that. I was carrying close to 80 pounds altogether.
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File_5-1.JPGYa got me again129 viewsA Gillette commercial? Yeah...me trying to shave.
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Rick_E_3-6.JPG128 views
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File_2-6.JPG"Humanitarian Truck" gets shot up127 viewsThis 3/4 ton truck was used for humanitarian purposes to bring medical help and supplies to a local village near one of the firebases. One day, the guys went in and Charlie was waiting for them and bushwhacked them. One of the guys was wounded but made it back on foot. We immediately got the order to go in and kick ass. We were trucked in and by the time we got there, all that was left was the truck. If you enlarge the photo, you can see bullet holes in the side frame, the hood, and the windshield. We cleared the area and got choppered out to another.
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File_8-5.JPGSingle File127 viewsAnother search & destroy mission.
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File_9-2.JPGB/1/14127 viewsSmoke break while defending position with B/1/14.
These guys were no nonsense and as tough as they came.
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File_1-3.JPGBoring125 viewsNap time. Taken around Christmas, a gun bunny from the 2/9th (UNK).
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File_1-4.JPGCasino Royale125 viewsPlay with us and you lose! A convoy cover vehicle which plied the road between Pleiku and An Khe on Hwy 19 through the infamous Mang Yang Pass.
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File_4-2.JPGPuffing away125 viewsCigarettes were a way of life back then. FO Lt Joe Hannigan (foreground) plots our location. You must always know where you are in the jungle. Lt Hannigan was always on top of his game. You couldn't ask for a better FO and a nicer guy. {See next photo: RTO Mike Pskowski was identified in the summer of 2014 by his family who contacted the website.}
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