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Looking north on Highway 1, a convoy approaches Phu Bai |
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from Hue. Taken with an Asahi Pentax Spotmatic, 200mm lens. This is the best photo in the bunch, and it all goes downhill from here! |
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Concertina wire and landmines as far as the eye can see ... |
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More of the same, with a concrete "star" bunker to the right |
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of the center guard tower. |
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Trenchline, reinforced with woven bamboo. |
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The ammo dump on the morning after it blew up. Toast. |
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Somewhere near the motor pool, possibly. |
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Claymore mine position (the heap of sandbags). |
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That is not a nice place to spend the night. |
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Gruntville, home of the Jarheads. |
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Hill 180, as it normally appeared on the horizon. |
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Hill 180, a lot nastier looking up close. |
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Marine CH-53 on short final to Phu Bai International |
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A brace of Marine CH-34's meandering over. |
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Phu Bai's water source, operated by Korean contractors. |
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In this case, RC stands for "Rusty Can". |
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The fabled swimming pool, on one of the very few days that |
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it actually had any water in it. |
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Mother of a thousand puppies. |
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At least they are safer inside our compound and won't be |
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dinner! |
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Training to be a substitute for our "incoming" siren. |
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Barracks trailers with blast wall between. |
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Sam, the cigarette stealing/eating monkey. |
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Sam and Bishop, primates in arms. |
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Sam deftly swoops down off the wall, steals the cigarettes |
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and will eat the pack before he can be caught again. |
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Pohl exits the Zip Shop with fabulous goods purchased. |
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Ken Lovitt relaxes in the executive suite. |
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Lovitt working on his novel. |
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Tirelessly, Lovitt pounds out chapter after chapter ... |
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Joe Munson picks up his mail. |
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Mike Pohl hunkerin' in the trench. |
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Pohl's tennies, repaired with 100mph tape. |
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Ron Ota "Quit following me, Haole!!!" |
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Ron Ota, combat photographer. |
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Doug Patience, ready for a sporting day at sunny Phu Bai. |
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Patience, never at a loss for words. |
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Hue Citadel, ornate gate. Sometime in early '67 we took a |
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day trip to Hue, and spent most of our time wandering around inside the Citadel, which got blown to bits during Tet '68. |
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Mike Pohl, tourist at the Citadel. |
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Rice paddies inside the citadel walls. |
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Just pretend it is night, and this crummy photo looks better! |
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From balcony, Hue Citadel |
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Hue Citadel, one of the major gates. |
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Nice stuff in the throne room, Hue Citadel. |
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Hue Citadel, elaborate and ornate architecture. |
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Hue Citadel, drain through wall. The ornate grille did not |
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keep out the NVA when they overran it during Tet '68 |
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Hue Citadel, lion-dog guards the palace. |
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Hue Citadel, dragon-infested building. |
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Hue Citadel, throne room vase. |
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