TSN1.JPGTan Son Nhut / Camp Alpha438 viewsFirst glimpse of the Iroquois or "slicks" at the Tan Son Nhut airbase. Was to become the major mode of transportation throughout the tour.
TSN3.JPGTan Son Nhut / Camp Alpha433 viewsA "slick" lands at the airbase.
Downtown1.JPGStreets of Saigon421 viewsA visual confirmation of the hustle and bustle of downtown Saigon, November, 1966. Despite "modern times", street merchants still persist.
TSN2.JPGTan Son Nhut / Camp Alpha421 viewsA closer view of the Iroquois.
Local_Transportation.jpgGreyhound Bus419 viewsNot quite, but this little Lambretta was the "people-mover" of its day.
Downtown.JPGStreets of Saigon407 viewsThe hustle and bustle of the main boulevard.
CommandingView.jpgHighway 19397 viewsHills protect either side of the Mang Yang Pass. In the center, Highway 19 leads to An Khe - Qui Nhon.
Picture taken from atop the Pass.
TSN5.JPGTan Son Nhut / Camp Alpha380 viewsA bunker under contstruction at TSN airbase. Later reports indicate that Tan Son Nhut and Camp Alpha became favorite targets for harassing mortar attacks.
TSN7.JPGTan Son Nhut / Camp Alpha365 viewsThe Officers Club at Tan Son Nhut airbase. Inside it resembled a nightclub or speakeasy...very low lighting.
TSN11.JPGTan Son Nhut / Camp Alpha365 viewsAn ancient truck arrives at the MP gate. Looks like it belongs in a museum.
TSN6.JPGTan Son Nhut / Camp Alpha362 viewsDucks play in a puddle outside the laundry building at TSN.
If you're guessing that this is where the uniforms were washed, you wouldn't be far off!
TSN10.JPGTan Son Nhut / Camp Alpha355 viewsThe MP Gate at TSN