 FDC's 577 with some of crew on board. Les Higa with "Booger" (left),
Doug Wells on the "60", Lt.Hynes (right) and Scott Krueger driving. |
 Scott "the Ghost" Krueger (left), Jim "Shotgun" Cannon (right) and FDC Mascot, "Mrs. Squid". |
 "Fire in the hole". It was the first charge and it woke the night crew. T
hey were none too happy or impressed but stayed up for the second and final charge. |
 Joe Tomlinson with Sgt. Jones' 8" in the background. Loc Ninh circa Aug/Sept 1970. |
 Joe Tomlinson (left), Section Chief Bill Watson (top right)
and Lt. George "Monty" Montgomery (right). Loc Ninh circa (about) Jun/Jul 1970. |
 Joe Tomlinson (left), Section Chief Bill Watson (top right)
and Lt. George "Monty" Montgomery (right). Loc Ninh circa (about) Jun/Jul 1970. |
 Joe Tomlinson with Sgt. Jones' 8" in the background. Loc Ninh circa Aug/Sept 1970. |
 Lt. George Montgomery. |
 A 155mm gun section of the 2/12the co-located with us at Bu Dop.
They were cranking up to send some "willie pete" into the tree line. Arthur Fujii,
an old friend with whom I was drafted, went throught basic at Ft. Ord and AIT at Ft. Sill, is in front. |
 Scott Krueger with bombed out steel trestle bridge in background.
Road over his shoulder is in Cambodia. |
 Les Higa with Cambodia in the background.
Road over his shoulder is part of the ole "Ho Chi Minh Trail". |
 Les Higa coming off the night shift at A6/27th FDC. |
 "Boyz'n da hood" - Fr Row - Mark Hollenbeck, Bill Biggs, Scott Krueger and Lt. Ken Kotiza.
Bk Row - Joe Tomlinson, Lt. Mike Rivers and Larry Cutter. Relaxing around the picnic table
at Bu Dop circa latter half 1970. |
 Two Thirds of the ABtry FO Team
Lt. "Hoss" Harvick and Les Higa
Bu Dop, Early 1971 |
 Me with the "shit burners" of Bu Dop. |
 Long shooter - 175mm gun fires mission into Cambodia from Bu Dop circa latter half 1970. |
 Christmas cheer 1970: Lt. Terry Harvick (left), Scott Krueger (seated) and Les Higa (right). |
 Scott Krueger with "Booger" (left) and "Sydney" (right). Bu Dop sometime in 1970. |
 "Father" Joe Tomlinson |
 Top left of the photo is a 155mm round in mid-air. |
 Rat patrol on a mission |
 Ready on the firing line. |
 One of the few luxuries at Bu Dop. Unidentified cannoneer enjoying a hot shower.
The shower only had 3 sides and sometimes the wind would blow through the
unprotected side and it chilled you till certain body parts shrank considerably.
Bu Dop latter half 1970. |
 Me and "man's best friend". |
 Lt. Terry Harvick on the "porch" of the finished hootch. Nearly all the comforts of home.
We had a refrigerataor, fan, electric lights and a land line to the FDC. |
 "Sydney" doing his one and only trick for FOOD.
He'd stand at the end of the show line for every meal doing this trick
and was very well fed. The slope of Nui Ba Ra is in background.
Song Be early 1971. |
 Christmas cheer 1970: Section Chief Bill Watson (left),
Lt. Tom Hynes (seated) and Joe Tomlinson (right). |