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The folks in this photo are (left-right) Jim Graham (CE), Rocky Perez (CE), LT Dave Butler (Supply Officer), WO Steve Urfer (Slug), and Gary Simmons right wearing a shoulder holster

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This is a change of command ceremony where Major Wyatt Schneider takes over from Major Charles James. This is about Jan or Feb 70. Took place in our company area (in front of the mail shack)

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Major Wyatt Schneider (CO of A/101 AVN, from May to Sep 70) and the XO (name unknown - I think CPT Gooch)

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This was taken off the back porch of my hooch. This porch was a great place to watch fire fights in the village between Eagle and Phu Bai. You can see the guard shack in the middle with the Vietnamese truck driving up to it.

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This is the grave front door. 

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Thought I would drop in a pic of a young AC peeking over an armored seat

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John Lipski and Tom Collins (I think)

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Andy Hyman, Dennis Beattie, Tony Lowe, and Jim Nichols (2ndPlatoon leader)

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This is the 40MM grenade launcher (pooper), also notice the 7 shot rocket pod. WO Steve Urfer is the guy holding up the aircraft so it won't fall over.

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This is a rest/sunning session out behind the 1st platoon hoochs (2nd platoon was the back hoochs nearest the shower). The boys are (left-right) WO Tom Handy, LT Unknown (he was a non-rated arty type assigned to us as a spotter), WO Steve Sampson, WO Steve Urfer, and WO Phil Hornbeck (in full uniform, not getting a tan).

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Major Schneider was the CO of A/101 AVN

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Bach Ma, The old French resort area where the 101 put a firebase (4400 feet)

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Bach Ma, The old French resort area where the 101 put a firebase (4400 feet)

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Comanchero CA forming at Birmingham (circa march 70)

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The Bowling Alley

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Club5a&b are pictures of the Hideout club. Can you put a name on any of the buildings behind the club?

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Club5a&b are pictures of the Hideout club. Can you put a name on any of the buildings behind the club?

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The Hai Van Pass, The pass along highway 1 leading down to Danang

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The Hai Van Pass, The pass along highway 1 leading down to Danang

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A close-up of the “runway” separating the two rows of revetments

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A big CA we pulled out of the landing strip inside the Citadel

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A picture of the citadel east wall looking south (I think)

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A picture of the Nighthawk I flew with the Razorback Gun platoon out of Nha-Be just east of Saigon.

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Comanchero bird on a Physops mission (don’t know who I flew with, but do remember playing Crosby, Stills, Nash tape while circling a firebase)

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SmoKeship is self explanatory (can you identify the CE I’m standing with?)

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SSG Mangum aka “Sunshine” outside the operations shack front door

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A dog team I picked up at FSB Veghel (circa April 70)

Clerence S Turner III

Clerence S Turner III

L-R Fred Keeley CE, Ken Trampe AC, Bob "The Mad Arab" Berry G

Revetment #119

Bob Berry and Frank Tigano?

Somewhere in the A Shau Valley?

l-r of Clarence Sidney Turner III (KIA), Tony Thompson, and Bob Berry

Firebase, name unknown

Bob Berry and ?

Bob Berry and Gary Andrews

Ed Kron or Ed Crone, something like that, and his "Walking Erection" helmet

Fred Keeley is the far one, and maybe a guy named Bakey or something similar in the middle??

Fred Keeley and Bob Berry

Could this be Mike Bright?

Bob and Krom, Crom, Crone...something like that...

Some officer lighting Bob's cigarette on the flight line......L-R Ed Krom Bob Berry Some Officer Fred Keeley

unknown

W/O Urfer or Erfer, something like that....and Bob....

67-19502 Tailboom "The Duece"

L to R; Schultz, Rick Campbell airing out a trigger finger, unknown E-5, J. Batterman, unknown.

L to R; unknown, a Teeters brother showing a new minimal target area defense position, unknown, unknown

another groupl of I don't remember except for Teeters airing out his getting to the bunker fast shoes.

J Batterman doing some CE work

CE's Palmer and Wright attending to important matters

Doug Brown next to his trophy "Best cleared into a LZ by a crew chief" not the goatee

all that is left of Doug Browns hard work, poor 1010