I thought this thread was dying a slow and painful death, but somehow, ya'll keep responding! I got a personal e-mail from by nephew last week wanting to know what happened. I know I said earlier that I'd put more pix up last weekend, but didn't get to it!
I just moved from film to digital and acquired a Pentax K10 last week and I've been "playing".
Anyway, these pictures are from operations we made on the coast of the South China Sea....some of the most beautiful scenery I've ever seen. Crystal clear water, and absolutely unspoinled beaches. The only problem was that there were NVA operating in the area and we were sent in the find em'.
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Burning Hootch: This picture is what we routinely did when we went into an area that was a
known enemy camp. In this particular case, we leveled the village by fire and destroyed everytihing in sight.
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On the Beach: This is probably the first frame of the series of this operation. We were dropped on a beach (and the sand was as white and pristine as you could imagine). Here, we're waiting to get word to "move out and form a skirmish line" to move through the village and check it out.
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Letter Home: This picture (from a different operation) was a "quick grab" of a GI writing a letter home. We were probably stopped for a "SitRep" and this guy is taking whatever time available to get a letter written. Mail from home was undoubtedly the greatest morale booster of all. Even if it was addressed to "a soldier in vietnam" (random letter from unknown person), it was highly valued and a great morale booster.
I'll have to apologize for not putting something up for several days, but time seems to be getting more and more scarce.
I have three medical appointments with the VA over the course of the next 2 or 3 weeks, so it may take a while to get back on here. Rest assured, as long as there is an interest, I'll remain "On Duty". I'm really thinking about writing a rather long post about our training at the Army Photo School. I think it was very good training, but nothing like what you'd expect.
Signing Off .... for now, but "I Shall Return".