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David Glading |
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Monty and Dave Glading working on the plotting boards, FSB
Kien, Mar'70
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Monty, Bubbles, Terry W, Ron, Jan, ??, Terry, FDC, FSB
Warrior, Jul'70 |
SGT Glading and SP4 Middleton, FSB Warrior, July'70? |
 Skyhook
bringing in a 5 ton truck, FSB Warrior, Jun 70. |
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SGT Glading, SP4 Jan Berger, security patrol somewhere
around Katum during a congressional visit, Katum, May'70 |
SP4 Jan Berger, SP4 Terry ?, SGT Glading, SP4 Ron
Middleton, security patrol around Katum during a congressional visit,
Katum, May'70 |
Harry (my
RTO), Patrol Base Lorance, Delta Co, Oct? '69
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"Alphabet", 1SG, Lt Rupp, Patrol Base Lorance,
Delta Co, Oct? '69 |
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3 ship lift, Delta Co platoon going on a mission, PB
Lorance, Oct'69 |
Guet and Lon, village on RT 6A, near Pershing, Sep'69 |
"Doc" Gable on Medcap, Delta Co, somewhere around
Pershing, Sep'69 |
Cpt Wolfe, Lt O'Connel, SSG Crowe, Cpt Herrod, Lt Fleming,
Delta Co standdown at Cu Chi Aug 69. |
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"Doc" Walker and SGT Glading harvesting rice,
Delta Co, somewhere around Pershing, Sep'69 |
Sgt Glading, Road Security, Delta Co, FSB Pershing, Aug'69 |
Our "home", second day on our way to Cambodia,
had to dry out all our FDC gear, FSB West, 18 May'70 |
Vince (Artillery RTO) and "Arty" ( Artillery
Recon SGT) loading up to head out on a mission, Patrol Base Lorance?,
Delta Co, Oct'69? |
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"Hung" (Kit Carson Scout), "Arty" and
"Tei" (Kit Carson Scout), Delta Co, Search and Cordon, around PB
Lorance, Sep'69 |
Dave Glading and "Kathy" outside our hootch in
Delta Co, FSB Pershing, Sep'69 |
Co E 2/12th orderly room, Cu Chi, Aug'69 |
Harry and "RIF" outside our hootch in Delta Co,
FSB Pershing, Sep'69 |
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Pete and "George" (a squirrel or chipmunk), Delta
Co RTO, FSB Pershing, Oct'69 |
"Sergeant" soda boy, Rt 6A, FSB Pershing, Sep'69 |
"Square Lake" from 1000ft, north of FSB Pershing,
Oct'69 |
Girl from Check Point Charlie?, Rt
6A, FSB Pershing, Sep'69 |
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"Doc" Uzell, Old Cu Chi Hilton, Delta Co
standdown, Sep'69 |
Old Cu Chi Hilton, Delta Co standdown, Sep'69 |
CPT Harod, Co D Commander, Road Security, Aug'69 |
4.2" Mortar, FSB Pershing, Aug'70 |
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Lt O'Connell and Harry (my RTO), Road security, Aug'69 |
Jan Burger and Dave Glading, the picture is of a college
sorority, left by the 1st Inf Div, FSB Kien, Mar'70. |
Sgt Glading and "Riff", 4.2" Mortar FDC, FSB
Pershing, Jan'70 |
 Terry
Wilken takes a break from his main job of burning shit to pretend like he
can read a map.
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"Broomus" the dog and "Willy" the
monkey, FSB Kien, May'70 |
"Willy" drinking beer, FSB Kien, May'70 |
Sgt Mike Fagan, "soda stand", FSB Kien, Apr'70 |
Chuck Hume, FDC at FSB Kien, Apr'70 |
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Ron Middleton working plotting board in FDC (with his
friends), FSB Kien, Apr'70 |
Digging out 4.2" mortar
baseplate after firing the night before. FSB Kien or
FSB Warrior, '70 |
Payne and Cox cutting charges on 4.2" HE rounds, FSB
Kien, May'70 |
Steve, Payne, Moyer, Firing settling round, FSB Kien,
May'70 |
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"Martin's Molesters", Al, Denny, Lt Martin, Mike
Buschard, Ron Middleton and Bubbles. FSB Kien, Apr'70 |
Ox Carts, Road Security, FSB Pershing, Aug'69 |
Ron, Jan, and Doug, Dau Tieng on the way to Cambodia, May
70. |
Our home at Katum, May'70 |
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Burney, Randy, Mike, Lt Martin, Sid, Laying in gun, Katum,
Jun'70 |
Loading C123's for Katum, Dau Tieng, May'70 |
Steve, leaving FSB Kien for Dau Tieng, for Cambodia, FSB
Kien, May'70 |
Chinook bringing in a 105mm howitzer, FSB Warrior, Jun'70 |
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"Broomus" and a scout dog, FSB Warrior, Jul'70 |
 Dave
and Kathy Gladding |
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Terry Wilken |
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 Gun
pit fire on Pershing from returning hand flare. |
 Gun
pit Fire. |
 Gun
pit fire. |
 Gun
pit fire. |
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 Gun
pit fire. |
 Gun
pit fire. |
 Gun
pit fire. |
 Burning
shit! |
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 The
girls loved our truck. |
 The
kids that we loved. |
 She
had to sit in the truck. |
 FSB
Kein. |
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 Dump
Site. |
 Tonk. |
 Dan
"Smitty" Smith |
 The
kids of Vietnam. |
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 Vietnam
mini market. |
 The
Diner. |
 Papa
san on way to market. |
 Terry
and Tonk, newbies. |
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 Water
tank with Sgt. Krier walking point. |
 Sgts
Harry Hahn and Tom Troutman |
 Laying
in the site for our mortars. |
 Terry
at gun. |
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 Market
time. |
 Our
village. |
 FSB
from the air. |
 Heli-pad
ready for mission. |
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 Sergeant
Davy. |
 Collecting
sand while girls wait in truck. |
 Going
through our trash. |
 Arriving
in Vietnam at Ton Son Nhut. |
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 We
need more ammo and supplies. |
 Hang
out in Cu Chi. |
 The
dump. All our trash. |
 Harry
Hahn |
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 Pfc
Greene |
 Cu
Chi hangout. |
 Cu
Chi barracks. |
 Sgt
Pat Richardson |
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 The
girls again. |
 A
Vietnamese gathering. |
 FSB
Kien. |
 Dennis
Weber and Bubbles |
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 FSB
Kien. |
 Monkey
house and soda shack in Pershing. |
 Water
hole. |
 Convoy
Pershing to Kien. |
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 Village
on the way to Kien. |
 The
shower stall when we had water. |
 212
Trooper. |
 Tank
at the water trough. |
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 Jan,
Pat Murphy, and Terry Taylor |
 Shine
those boots, soldier. |
 Terry. |
 Number
"one" truck with cargo. |
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 Herbert
"Hoss" Morgan, Dennis Weber, Al Burghardt and Tom. |
 Oh
WOW? Treasure. |
 Fire
Mission. |
 Vietnamese
cemetery. |
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 Who
we fought with on our side. |
 Lunch
time. |
 Jan,
Mike Fagan, and Dave Gladding |
 Let
us call a fire mision. |
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 Gathering
to watch "us." |
 Sniper
and radar tower. |
 SSergeant
Krier's hidy hole. |
 Prepare
gun for fire mission. |
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 Our
humble abode behind 155. |
 Radar
towers to track everything. |
 Dave
Gladding and Monty |
 Monty |
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 Terry
Wilken at our sign. |
 Terry
Wilken and friend hamming it up. |
 Burning
the vegetation around Pershing. |
 White
phosporous fire mission. |
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 Frisbee
football at Hard Spot Dees |
 Sgt.
Fagan cleaning out the troops. |
 Modern
shower complex. |
 Idle
gun waiting on next mission. |
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 Terry
and Susan Wilken today. |
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Ron Middleton |
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 A
real
"Band of Brothers"
Katun - June 1970, Steve Anderson, Dennid Webber, Me, Brian (CA)
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 Same
guys with Jeff Bettis
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 If
you don't know what this is, you weren't a grunt. FSB Kien '70. |
 Ron,
FSB Warrior, '70. |
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 Lt
Martin and Ron |
 Sunrise
FSB Kien, April "70 |
 "Give
peace a chance" |
 Ron's
hooch Katum, '70 |
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 Fire
Mission |
 Hanging |
 Fire |
 More
ammo |
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Ron's birthday |
 Prepping
ammo |
 FSB
Warrior, '70 |
 Humping
around Katum |
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 Slicks
leaving Warrior, Aug '70 |
 Off
to Cambodia, Dave Glading and Al Burghardt |
 Getting
short, 29 and a wakeup. |
 Ron |
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 Jingles,
with Ron's dog Brumus. FSB Kein, Feb '70 |
 George
Veitch |
 George
and LeAnne with grand neice and nephew. |
 Two
of Ron's best friends, David Glading and Camels |
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 Ron
Middleton |
 FSB
Warrior FDC gang "Bubbles" Ullman (WI), Monty (NJ), Terry Wilken,
Dave Glading, Jan Burger (MI), Dwayne Dinnell (KS?), Doug Mzurak (?) |
Ron Middleton |
 Why
we fought so hard to survive and return home. Ron's future wife. |
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 Mr.
and Mrs. Middleton today |
 Dave
Glading and Brumus. FSB Kien '70 |
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George Veitch |
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 Kien
from radar tower. |
 Kien
sign. |
 Dave
Gladding FDCing |
 Four
Deuce |
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 FSB
Kien. |
 George
Veitch at Kien. |
 Goerge
Veitch FOing. |
 Gunpit
and radar tower at Kien. |
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 Home
sweet home. |
 Jan
Burger. |
 Latrine
with a view. Burning shit. |
 Our
target finder. |
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 Pickup
game at Kien. |
 Point
dog at Kien. |
 Shower
point. |
 Kien
morning. |
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 Working
out. |
 Your
ride is here. |
 George
and LeAnn. |
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