Operation Toledo - 1966

6/27th Artillery Participation - Charlie Battery
Photos by 1LT Melvin Jones via John Girardeau
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1LT Jones with captured rice.  Copyright 2014 Melvin Jones, John Girardeau & www.quanloi.org CPT Donald Soland (L), Senior Adviser, ARVN 35th Bn, and 1LT John Girardeau (R), FO, 6/27 FA.  Copyright 2014 Melvin Jones, John Girardeau & www.quanloi.org CPT Hoa, ARVN 35th Ranger Battalion Commander.  Copyright 2014 Melvin Jones, John Girardeau & www.quanloi.org 1LT Melvin Jones (right), Assistant Senior Adviser, ARVN 35th Bn, with one of the Rangers.  Copyright 2014 Melvin Jones, John Girardeau & www.quanloi.org
1LT Jones strolling through the woods.  Copyright 2014 Melvin Jones, John Girardeau & www.quanloi.org One of the two enlisted advisers with the 35th...I don't recall his name.  Copyright 2014 Melvin Jones, John Girardeau & www.quanloi.org Some of what we had to walk through....look at that great observer/target visibility!!!!  Copyright 2014 Melvin Jones, John Girardeau & www.quanloi.org 1LT Girardeau (right) about to take his second or third bath with the leeches for the day.  Copyright 2014 Melvin Jones, John Girardeau & www.quanloi.org
VC/NVA village.  Copyright 2014 Melvin Jones, John Girardeau & www.quanloi.org VC/NVA village.  Copyright 2014 Melvin Jones, John Girardeau & www.quanloi.org Very bad picture of 1LT Girardeau.  Copyright 2014 Melvin Jones, John Girardeau & www.quanloi.org 1LT Jones on road clearing detail.  Copyright 2014 Melvin Jones, John Girardeau & www.quanloi.org
One of the ARVN  Ranger company commanders on road clearing detail.  Copyright 2014 Melvin Jones, John Girardeau & www.quanloi.org 1LT Girardeau near burning VC/NVA village.  Copyright 2014 Melvin Jones, John Girardeau & www.quanloi.org 1LT Jones near burning VC/NVA village.  Copyright 2014 Melvin Jones, John Girardeau & www.quanloi.org CPT Hoa (in red skivvies) with the Airborne Ox that did not survive its first jump from 4000 feet.   Copyright 2014 Melvin Jones, John Girardeau & www.quanloi.org
1LT Girardeau (left) on way back to Bien Hoa for a shave, shower, and clean clothes!!!  Copyright 2014 Melvin Jones, John Girardeau & www.quanloi.org One of the two enlisted advisers with the ARVN 35th...I don't recall his name.  Copyright 2014 Melvin Jones, John Girardeau & www.quanloi.org One of the two enlisted advisers with the ARVN 35th...I don't recall his name.   Copyright 2014 Melvin Jones, John Girardeau & www.quanloi.org This might be my recon sergeant....I don't recall his name.   Copyright 2014 Melvin Jones, John Girardeau & www.quanloi.org