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Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Patrick Hughes’ Photos

Platoon Leader – D Co 4th/39th Infantry – 1969

Who would guess this scrappy 2nd LT. (Patrick M. Hughes)... ...would wind up retiring from the Army as a LT General??
Who would guess this scrappy 2nd LT. (Patrick M. Hughes)… …would wind up retiring from the Army as a LT General??
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A lot of guys spent some fun time in the bunker waiting for the next round to cook off after the ammo dump exploded at Dong Tam in March 1969.
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An MRF Assault Support Patrol Boat (Alpha 111-2) in early 1969 at Dong Tam.
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An ARVN Navy patrol boat in July 1969
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Here’s a shot of the infamous river bend known as Snoppy’s Nose. Early boat convoys were duped into a cross fire situation from ambush points on that nose.