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Lester Cox, left Toe to Toe with Richard Bittle on right. Really we were just enjoying some time off in Co AO, Hey… those pants were cool back then. I remember I got them in Japan during a stopover on R&R

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JJ “Crash” Makool and Dew

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pilot and copilot pointing to a bullet hole we got going through the Hyvan pass from DaNang. we counted six holes, close but not that close I'm still here. The pilot on the right drinking the carton of milk is CW2 Kenneth D Roach. He was on his second tour. Originally called "Teeny Bopper 18" with the Kingsmen on his first tour. THE ONE ON THE LEFT IS ME. WO1 RONNY MOORE.

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If anyone happens to own one of these, this is how it looks taken apart

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I think it was in there this time for engine fire problems...maybe later

caused the crash. they never fixed it right

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Rick Campbell, just another day at the office

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Gilbert Alvarado bottom right, Chuck Palmer bottom left, standing unknown

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F Troop 2/17 Cav, C model gunship

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Chuck Palmer, my regular crew chief when I wasn't running on those CCN missions

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Stephen Cipot with the Tommy gun he received from the guys at CCN

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This is a Comanchero Bird, UH-1H#67-17261,  crashed on a CCN mission 7 Apr 71 at 1445 in the vicinity of YC 794736, CE was Richard Bittle. DG is pictured, name unknown. Pilot and co-pilot unknown during this incident. AC #702 was also down on this mission apparently of unrelated causes. Both AC were recovered 8 Apr 71 by A/101 LFT and security team from D/101.

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This is a Comanchero Bird, UH-1H#67-17261,  crashed on a CCN mission 7 Apr 71 at 1445 in the vicinity of YC 794736, CE was Richard Bittle. DG is pictured, name unknown. Pilot and co-pilot unknown during this incident. AC #702 was also down on this mission apparently of unrelated causes. Both AC were recovered 8 Apr 71 by A/101 LFT and security team from D/101.

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Unidentified crewmen on left, John Gale and Lester Cox on right.

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Crewchief wearing the nomex (left) is John Belsome and Doorgunner, Ron Burchfield is on the right.

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Recognize anyone? It might be Tom Nietsche on the left, with his right

profile, standing and looking into the right cargo bay

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Tom Halligan 1971

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USO shows at the hide out

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This one of the chopper shadow with water buffalo on the ground

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I think this was on my regular bird if my mind is still intact....

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Here you see Jeff "Crash" Makool dreaming at the green berets camp...he got in the picture...I got to go for a ride and the pilot let me drive.... ever since that day I have wanted to put a cobra in my backyard

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Eagle Bowl

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Rick Campbell at work....I swear I never shot up our ship

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I, Rick Campbell, cut off all of my flash suppressors...I think the extra large flame coming out of the barrel was a way to psyche Charlie

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The only time a pilot got to see this view was when he switched seats and let us do the driving

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Rick Campbell on left, WO1 Berg on right...I believe myself and Ray Ferrante went together on this training exercise hanging 180 feet under the chopper...he got dunked in the river I believe and I stayed dry because my weight kept me up higher than him

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Rick Campbell, A/101 AVN 1970

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If anyone remembers this.. Schultz came into my hooch and picked up a M16 that was lying around...I was laying in bed writing a letter (again)...he decided how to show me how to quick kill...he pointed it at my head then turned quickly towards my (ahem) groin and pulled the bigger... bang... luckily he missed.. The round went between my legs and thru my fatigue shirt I was laying on, turning it into Swiss cheese, and stopped in my mattress...He had to carry that 16 with him wherever he went for a month...see photo...I still have the round that I dug out of my mattress... the 16 belonged to a maintenance person across the company from us

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Think Big! am I a dreamer or what

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Trailing Smoke

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This is a return flight from a CCN mission. Location is just west of Da Nang. I can't make out the tail number of chalk 3, but on my original I can see the red diamond. Believe it or not, this photo was taken with an Instamatic 104 camera. An El Cheapo that always hung on the attitude indicator Cage Knob. Remember the pull knob on the attitude indicator for left seat?

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