 In the "bush". I'm on the right. I was a Lieutenant & platoon leader. One of our sergeants is in the middle, my Radio Telephone Operator (RTO) is on the left. |
 Getting ready to go back to the jungle. The pack weighed 70 pounds. |
 He was too cute to refuse. We bought the cokes.
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 My Company Commander Captain Neal. He spoke fluent Vietnamese - a good officer. |
 Me in the rear area. The command bunker behind me got shelled a few times |
 It rained for weeks during the monsoon season. We stayed soaked much of the time. It was warm - no problem. |
 Fire Support Base Fontaine |
 Eating kool-aid |
 My RTO viewing our landing spot |
 A helicopter arrival |
 An observation tower |
 Gunship view |
 Our Kit Carson Scouts. Former Viet Cong who helped us navigate and stay alive |
 Gunship view. Gunships and artillery shot up the area prior to our landing. |
 Leisure time - we had lots of it. |
 A Sergeant with whom I worked |
 Some of our platoon. Lots of comradery |
 My replacement trying to adjust to the heat. I don't think he ever did adjust. |
 A Viet Cong bunker we discovered. They had recently left. We sounded like elephants walking through the jungle. We never surprised them. (My camera was wet.) |
 Bien Hoa rear area. The showers were cold, but it was far better than the bush and we had maid service for a couple dollars a week. |
 I was Battalion S-1 (admin officer) for a period. |
 With some of our sergeants |
 Saigon street scene. Everything was extremely inexpensive. |
 Saigon street area. I visited Saigon once. |
 More Saigon |
 Saigon taxi |
 Saigon bicycle / motorcycle traffic |
 More S-1 admin officer duty |
 A cute friend who visited periodically |
 Vietnam from a chopper (helicopter) |
 Water buffalo |
 He stayed with us most of the time - a great young man |
 Vietnamese waving as we drove by. I don't like to think about their futures. All Americans were considered to be wealthy. We were, compared to their standards. |
 A good salesman! |