Viet_Subdivision.JPGLocal Fortress270 viewsAppears to be a built-up living area with protected perimeter.
HeloAtk.JPGFirepower Demo265 viewsAn armed helicopter giving a firepower demonstration. Based on info from other Galleries, this firepower demo took place at LZ Uplift.
ColdShower.jpgUnder the Bridge262 viewsThis rock waterfall leads to a stream which runs under the bridge on Hwy 19. This water provided and excellent shower point...but the water was very, very cold.
Hwy19-kids.jpgKids on the highway262 viewsDuring less dangerous times, Vietnamese kids hung around Highway 19.
Visitors.JPGLZ English259 viewsActor Wendell Corey went on a tour of LZs in the boonies.
3rdBdeConst.jpgLZ Montezuma - under construction257 viewsThe 3rd Bde, 25th Inf Div build their HQ at LZ Montezuma in Duc Pho, very close to the South China Sea. Grunts later named this place "Fire Support Base Bronco".
btry.jpgThe Final Days257 viewsSaying goodbye to my cannoneers
FO_for_A-2-35.JPGThe FO257 viewsLt Dennis Dauphin, FO assigned to A-2-35. Photo taken at company's position while guarding Highway 19.
LZ-OD-Air.jpgCatch-all shot256 viewsThis photo captures the entire firebase known as LZ Olive Drab (OD) along with the protective hill in the background that flanked LZ Montezuma/FSB Bronco. Over that hill is the South China Sea.
Orphanage.jpg"Boys & Girls Home" at Duc Pho255 viewsIn smaller print: DAI-UY RONALD ROD.
This orphanage was dedicated to Capt Ronald Rod who served as an "Advisor" prior to open hostilities. Capt Rod was previously an ROTC instructor at Loyola University in New Orleans.
The men who volunteered to serve as Military Advisors had no support of armed US troops. They were, indeed, sitting ducks.
Capt Rod was one of my ROTC Instructors. He left for Vietnam while I was still a student at the University.
