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Dixon-76.jpgThe Magic Slot350 viewsYep...that's where you stick the head of your 8-track cartridge and record YOUR choice of music. This was extremely "high tech" in its day. The machine is still around and working.
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Ables5.jpgBest Buddy Mike Medley348 viewsOne of his closest friends, Mike Medley, also in the FDC, holds his helmet with his name on it. Mike returned to the States and got a law degree from Ole Miss.
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FO-Springer.JPGModern-day Dean347 viewsFO Gary "Dean" Springer is all smiles at the 2007 Philly reunion of the 35th Infantry Regiment. Dean spent many days in the field as an FO for his "grunt" brothers.
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TSN-Laundry.JPGTan Son Nhut / Camp Alpha346 viewsA peek inside the laundry. We soon learned that "laundry" in Vietnamese means "less dirty".
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Duc_Lap.JPGBattle Site342 viewsFO Roger Fulkerson was KIA in this area. {See related "war story" - The Coffin Corner}.
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FFE.jpgFiring for Effect341 viewsAll six guns of the battery firing together. Likely done at the end of a daily registration to verify the pattern of the impact area and single out any short or long shooters.
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Le_Van_Cho.jpgStreets of Saigon338 viewsPort Policeman Le Van Cho on the left; Sp4 Jerry West on the right. Sp4 West was my "tour guide" in Saigon. Col Robert Sabolyk, the Provost Marshal of Saigon, arranged my one-day tour of Saigon before going out into the "field" with the 2/9th. I had a one week reprieve. Never saw Saigon again!
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TSN9.JPGTan Son Nhut / Camp Alpha338 viewsSlot machines inside the Officers Club.
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The_Gate.JPGCamp Alpha / Tan Son Nhut AB336 viewsThis gate separated the incomining personnel at Camp Alpha from the Tan Son Nhut airbase just outside the city of Saigon.
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Ables2.jpg336 views
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WSx-8.jpgPay Voucher335 viewsMy W-2 for the period of January through September 10, 1970. It includes combat pay.
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RomanQuilt.jpgThe Banquet333 viewsAND THE WINNER IS......Tom Roman! Tom is pictured here with the quilt he won as a door prize at the Reunion finale event: the banquet. It was created by the Avila family; they won the 50/50 prize of $550.00!
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