Alpha Battery Guns at Fire Support Bases 1970

Copyright 2014 by Reed McDonald, John Wavra and www.quanloi.org
Photos of guns in the "field"
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Convoy 1 Two of our guns 175 mms, move out toward, and through An Loc about Jan 1970.  RMcDonald Photo  Convoy 2  This leg of the convoy was from our base in Quan Loi to An Loc. RMcDoald Photo  Convoy 3  These were not Interstate caliber roads. RMcDonald Photo  Convoy 4     Man that's a long tube! Plenty of South Vietanamise troops along. RMcDonald Photo 
Guns in the Field 1970  JWavra Photo  Guns in the Field 2   Anyone recognize this "Cannon King". Maybe Shockley? JWavra Photo 3/70  Guns in the Field - L-R Ricahrd Kassar, Frank Pastore and Dupree.   JWavra Photo  Shower at Ft Defiance. Early 1970. RMcDonald Photo 
Crossed Cannons - The Ox Cart actually served as a shower. Note lister bag hanging from it. FSB Ft. Defiance early spring 1970.  RMcDonald Photo  11th ACR Mortar Inventory.  Early 1970. Two A Battery 8" Guns were located to 11thACR FSB. Reed says this photo is special to him since the 11th ACR was A Battery's security from "the bad guys". RMcDonald Photo  FDC Track at Ft. Defiance Spring 1970, 8" gun in the rear. RMcDonald Photo  Lt George Montgomery1Lt Montgomery examines a Russian made rocket captured by the 11th ACR at a FSB Burkett Spring 1970.  RMcDonald Photo 
RPG Shapreel Hits Deuce and a Half  - At FSB Burkett May 1970 just before Cambodian Invasion. RMcDonald Photo  Same Deuce and a Half Windshield from the Inside. RMcDonald Photo  RPG Puts Hole in the Fence - At  FSB Burkett just before May 70 Cambodian Invasion.  RMcDonald Photo