Hot LZ continued
Huey taking off from fire base with troops, headed to an LZ in the jungle. As my squad readied weapons and gear we were given final instructions by our squad leader, Sgt Dunn. He told us that our...
View ArticleA Jack Schmitz’s picture story
Jack Schmitz at one of the 101st Airborne fire-bases near the A Shau Valley I took this picture of Jack Schmitz as he took a smoke break. We were on a fire-base near the A Shau Valley. I’m not sure...
View ArticleBuddy re-assigned to Alpha Company
Alfredo Hernandez and Greg West at firebase I took the picture in this post of Alfredo and Greg as they took a break from working on one of our fire-bases. They are resting against a fuel or water...
View ArticleGalen Brown and Terry Wender killed on May 13, 1969 on Hamburger Hill
While securing a trail leading up the middle of a ridge on west side of Hamburger Hill, Galen Brown and Terry Wender were shot and killed by enemy fire. The day was May 13th, 1969, a day that I will...
View ArticleGooks life saved by a tree branch
Leech Island, 1st Platoon, on patrol by ourselves, as usual. Now Leech Island is a good name for the place we were. It was double canopy jungle, deep, dark and damp, but not an island. We were on a...
View ArticleLetter home 1-10-69, Lt Dugger
This is the letter that I wrote home to my Mom and Dad the first part of January, 1969. It contains what I wrote to them about the day Lieutenant Dugger died. This will be the first letter that I’ve...
View ArticleTroops at Camp Evans waiting for Hueys
Troops waiting for Hueys at Camp Evans The picture attached to this post was taken by one of my friends. You can see me sitting in the front row with my helmet on my knee, close to the center of the...
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Hunter on fire base. This post has a picture of Hunter, a member of 3rd Squad, returning from a patrol. Hunter was, shall I say, a brick short of a full load. I remember one time we were on patrol...
View ArticleOne of Charlie Company’s Sergeants
Sargent, name unknown. This a picture of one of the sergeants in our company. I can’t remember if he was a platoon or squad leader. I can’t for the life of me remember his name. And, of course...
View ArticleSergeant Dunn at one of our many fire bases
Seargent Dunn at fire base near A Shau Valley. We were working on a fire base, fortifying the bunkers when this picture was taken of Sgt Dunn. He was a great squad leader. All of the men in his...
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