1 The Province Chief’s house as seen from Headquarters Battery. We also called it the “Dai-uy’s House.” (phonetic “die-wee” - means Captain in Vietnamese).
2 Huey helicopter landing near the battery.
3 HHB at Phouc Vinh.
4 Another shot of the ProvInce Chief’s House.
5 Folks in the Battalion FDC bunker, I think.
6 Still digging!! (note the sweaty trooper.) Soldier's names unknown - email us if you know their names.
7 Still digging!! (note the sweaty trooper.) Unknown Soldier
8 Still Digging! (actually, trying to cool off.)
9 Meteorological balloon ready to go with message to Charlie.
10 Meteorological balloon launch.
11 Andy Andreeko (back to camera) and Gary Garman.
12 Bob Blickenstaff, Battalion S-2.
13 Our Chief FDC Computer. I can’t remember his name.
14 Phouc Vinh installations.
15 Phouc Vinh installations.
16 The “Avenue” to the ProvInce Chief’s house built by the Engineers.
17 View from the Headquarters Battery perimeter toward downtown Phouc Vinh.
18 The Province Chief’s House at the end of the 4-lane “Avenue” constructed by the Engineers.
19 A statue of some “famous person” in the distance.
20 Bob Blickenstaff in the new S-2/3 and Bn FDC bunker.
21 Province Chief’s house in the distance….new “state of the art” diesel-powered latrine under construction in the foreground.
22 HHB Guard Bunker
23 B Troop of the Quarter Horse moving out. Can you see the tanks?
24 Kids on the main street in beautiful downtown Phouc Vinh. We also called the town “Pee Vee” or “Poppa Victor”.
25 More kids…note the diaper the little guy is wearing. This was typical dress for young children. Saved a lot of washing machine time.
26 Phouc Vinh business district.
27 Child at Phouc Vinh business district.
28 Two boys helping with the shopping - Phouc Vinh business district.
29 Phouc Vinh business district.
30 A little guy helps with police call. Soldier's name unknown.
31 Our troops really hit it off with the kids - soldier's name unknown
32 Cecil Gardner and Bob Shaw
33 John Girardeau
34 L-R Pete Fleury, Cecil Gardner, and Bob Shaw.
35 Completed new “state of the art” diesel-powered latrine.
36 L-R All the Fine Lieutenants - John Girardeau, Al Zahorian, Pete Fleury, and Cecil Gardner.
37 Jim Thomson.
38 Jim Thomson in quarters at Service Battery at Long Binh. This may have been the original officer’s hooch.
39 This is the BOQ at Service Battery at Long Binh. It was started as the small 4 or 6-man BOQ shown in the previous picture with Jim Thomson , and was expanded as shown in this photo to accommodate the many officer visitors who passed through Service Battery.
40 Charlie Battery’s 6/27th Artilery 175’s.
41 Charlie Battery’s 6/27th Artilery 175’s.
42 The powder canisters sticking out of the ground in a circle around the gun were reference aiming points that were used to help relay the gun when it had to “swing trails” to another azimuth of fire.
43 Charlie Battery’s 175’s.
44 Charlie Battery’s 175’s.
45 Charlie Battery’s 175. Look at all that mud!
46 Charlie Battery’s 175. Look at all that mud from the rains.
47 Charlie Battery’s 175.
48 Charlie Battery’s 175. Look at all that rainwater & mud!
49 Ken Boone checking out a 175mm round.
50 Ken Boone with Charlie Battery 175mm gun.
51 John Girardeau. The azimuth numbers are visible on some of the powder canisters sticking out of the ground in a circle around the gun. The canisters were used as reference aiming points to help relay the gun when it had to “swing trails” to another azimuth of fire.
52 John Girardeau.
53 175 gun breech. Typical of artillery designed for separate loading ammunition (separate projectile, propellant charge, and primer: no shell casing) it has a step-threaded interrupted screw type of breech block with a mushroom head obturator.
54 Up that long 175 mm tube.
55 Headquarters Battery, Met Section in the distance.
56 More Headquarters Battery.
57 Charlie Battery 175mm gun.
58 Charlie Battery 175mm gun.
59 Charlie Battery 175mm gun.
60 Charlie Battery 175mm gun.
61 Charlie Battery 175mm gun.
62 Sunrise at Phouc Vinh.
63 Daybreak at Phouc Vinh.
64 Charlie Battery 175mm gun firing at night.
65 Charlie Battery 175mm gun firing at night….camera caught full effect of muzzle flash.
66 More attempts at photographing 175 muzzle flash at night.
67 More attempts at photographing 175 muzzle flash at night.
68 Ken Boone.
69 Looks like Jim Thomson, Tom Eddy, and Ken Boone.
70 Al Zahorian and Duke Pond at the Officer's Club bar.
71 Jim Thomson, Ken Boone and Mike Winslow.
72 Gary Garman and Tom Eddy.
73 Tom Eddy. (See In Memoriam)
74 Al Zahorian and Ken Boone visible.
75 Al Zahorian tends the Officer's Club bar with and Ken Boone visible on right
