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300 viewsFreshly showered for a change, and dressed in khakis on 24 June 68, the evening before flying to Japan for a week of R&R.
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247 viewsA .50 caliber machine gun inside a Cu Chi perimeter bunker. Visible through the firing port is the two-bunker postion outside the perimeter called "Ann-Margret." Fields of fire are posted above the firing port. The block of wood in the opening prevented traversing the gun in the direction of the bunkers at Ann-Margret.
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275 viewsDuring our stays at the rock crusher, my squad was positioned at this location, within yards of the mountain's base. A special forces communication installation was on the mountain's crest. We controlled the bottom, and the enemy held the rest. We sometimes saw NVA or VC soldiers sitting near the large white rock at the top left.
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268 viewsFrom a helicopter flying into Cu Chi from the south. Note Nui Ba Den, the Black Virgin Mountain on the horizon, at a distance of approximately 30 miles. This picture illustrates why the mountain dominated the landscape in the "Tropic Lightning's" area of operations.
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270 viewsNui Ba Den, the Black Virgin Mountain, from a distance of about five miles. This 800 meter high volcanic mountain was reportedly the home of 1,000 VC or NVA soldiers who lived within its many crevices and caves.
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262 viewsLeaving our overnight position guarding the "rock crusher" at the base of Nui Ba Den. This mountain formed indelible impressions in the memories of GIs in our division and others who served nearby. The APC behind us is maintaining the standard interval while on the move--far enough away to avoid damage to multiple tracks from a mine or ambush, yet close enough to provide support.
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466 viewsDuring our recuperation my bunk, with its kerosene lamp, the only light in the hootch, beame a center of activity. Bob Ordy, a good friend, is on the right Inside his shirt is the hint of a bandage covering a bullet wound in his chest.
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293 viewsJim Slagle (left) and Billie Barnett recuperating from wounds in a platoon hootchin Cu Chi. Each was wounded by my hand grenade during a battle on 19 February 1968. Barnett's unbandaged wound is visible on his left wrist. I was glad they were still smiling.
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434 viewsA Polariod shot of our squad in the summer of 68 at the base of Nui Ba Den. From the left, is Little John (John Lewis), Bob (Bo) Smith, Pinon, Dennis (Hack) Hackin, me, and Little John (John Caragliano).
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361 viewsA social evening inside the track near Tan Son Nhut Air Force Base, where we were providing security. We grew close to one another during these pleasant gatherings. Present were (l to r) Dennis (Hack) Hackin, Little John (John Caragliano), me, Frank Harvey, and Harry (Giant) Nissen.
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315 viewsStaff Sergeant James Cattrell, our respected platoon sergeant, reading a letter from home during a quiet moment along our company perimeter. Mail provided a momentary reprieve from the war and was one of our most important morale factors.
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277 viewsPicking their way through the mud along the road, these girls are on their way to school, each wearing an ao dai, the traditional Vietnamese dress. The black and white colors identify them as students. In the background are rice paddies shortly before filling with water.
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