My Photos From Vietnam

Life Member .........................................................Vietnam Veterans of America

Life Member .........................................................Veterans of the Vietnam War Inc

Life Member..........................................................American Legion

Life Member ..........................................................DAV

Life Member ..........................................................VFW

Life Member ..........................................................Military Order of the Purple Heart

I took these photos with an instamatic camera I carried in my backpack.  Like so many things they have not improved with age. I will try to post new photos occasionally as time permits.

Below I have posted a few photos that represent the typical day to day routine we encountered when things were somewhat calm.

Cleaning weapons was a constant chore.

This is a photo showing some of the villagers that would come out to talk to the GIs when we had the welcome task of providing security around a village during the "elections".

This is what we set up in when that same security was provided for a bridge leading into the village. As you can see this is a pretty relaxed atmosphere compared to "humping the boonies".

This is an another view of the guard post position.

Here we are relaxing in a small "pond" before returning to the boonies. Rest assured there was ample protection surrounding this water hole.

Hey, everybody needs a haircut now and then!

This photo was taken while I was on a convoy returning to my unit after receiving some medical attention. I was told a fuel tanker was attacked near this location and the villagers were skimming the fuel off the top of the water. And we thought lines at the gas station were bad!

These people do a lot of good for our hospitalized Veterans.

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