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The first picture is of me and was taken at Dong Tam, after my first firefight on T-131-3 a few weeks after arriving in…
The first picture is of me and was taken at Dong Tam, after my first firefight on T-131-3 a few weeks after arriving in country. If I remember right, the custom was to cut the ribbon on our berets after our first firefight.
Receiving SuppliesMined Alpha in Dong Tam harborCobbler in SaigonT-132-2 approaching support shipOur Boat Crew awaiting flight at Dong TamFlagpole at Dong Tam – Naval Support ActivityCaribou at Dong TamFriendly Artillery RoundArmed and ReadyVietnamese TroopsBomb Craters on the way to Dong TamMore cratersThe first picture is another convoy picture…showing M-132.1 from the stern.The second picture is of a barracks…I believe it was in Dong Tam…where I stayed a short time. I believe it was the first…This first picture is a pretty good shot of a nearby boat…through my telephoto lens. A lot of the features of the boats…The second photo is of a couple of our crew sleeping in the well deck. The guy on the right was from San Juan, Puerto…Here’s a picture of chow time on the USS Nueces.The second picture is one looking aft down a convoy of boats behind us. T-131-6 is directly behind us.This is a shot of some of our boat crew playing some sort of board game. For the life of me I can’t remember what game it…Looking right slightly.Panoramic view from the coxswain flat.Yours truly driving the boat…and looking cool, haha.The first picture is of our well deck full of ammo. Some of it was for our boat, but most was to be delivered somewhere.…I’m afraid I can’t recall any of the names of folks on my boat T-131-3, but this is one of them…obviously enjoying the…I know it’s too dark, but it’s all I could get with the camera I had. I remember many long hours here. If you look at the…We did occasionally get some back country entertainment. This picture was taken at a small base somewhere…I want to think…I am pretty sure this is a picture of a brief firefight we were in. Although, I can’t imagine having the sense to grab my…This picture is of the crew of one of the tango’s we patrolled with a lot. I have no idea who they are, or what boat it…Picture of a popular posterThis picture is of a pedicab owner in Saigon taking a nap. I always liked this picture for some reason.The second picture is of a young Vietnamese child looking pretty bored. This picture was taken while the child’s parents…This picture shows some of the ARVN troops we were taking somewhere. We really packed them in on this trip…the well deck…Repair work