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L/Cpl.
Ben Reed of Eunice, La., stands atop Signal Hill overlooking Vandegrift Combat
Base. Ben and members of Kilo 3/9 were preparing to leave the communications
post for Operation Utah Mesa to the
south.
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Second
Platoon of Kilo 3/9 prepares to leave Signal Hill and head to the bush for an
operation in spring of
1969.
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About
as nice a bunker as you'd find outside of a compound. Located atop Signal Hill
and looking north.
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A
small convoy of 6-bys, or deuce-and-a-halfs, prepares to move out of Stud and
head north toward the
Rockpile.
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Crossing
open fields of short grass was a treat for the "Mountain Marines" of Kilo 3/9.
No doubt that would change soon because of the destination for the night was
straight ahead.
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The
heat and high grass in the summer of 1969 quickly sapped a grunt's energy, even
when he wasn't humping in the high
hills.
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Second
platoon crosses a stream near Caloo and heads toward the ridge in the background
to check out a suspected NVA mortar
site.
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Dave
Bartosek of Pittsburgh, Pa., takes time to reflect during a brief rest stop.
Dave was one of the "older" guys at 21 years of
age.
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Ben
shows off the ability he acquired in Vietnam to sleep
anywhere at anytime
for any length of time. This photo was shot in the DaKrong River Valley in early
July 1969.
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Ben
in the bush during day-long patrol east of Vandegrift Combat
Base.
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These
bomb-scarred hills are located on the eastern side of
Khe Sanh. This
photo was shot from a hill (located about two miles from Khe Sanh) where a
five-hour firefight left three Marines dead and 21 wounded on June 24, 1969.
Nearly 40 NVA soldiers died on the perimeter of the
hill.
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The
remains of NVA soldiers lay in the tall elephant grass surrounding the site of
the June 24 battle.
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Don
"Donnie-Boy" David and his radio man stand near a hooch near DaNang. Don, Ben's
best friend from Eunice, La.,was assigned to Golf
2/1.
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Donald
David was the main inspiration for the character "Donnie-Boy" in the novel My
Dying Breath. Donald was killed in a private plane crash near Beaumont, Texas,
on July 1, 1974.
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PFC
Robert H. Jenkins leaving for FSB Argonne on 3 March 1969. Jenkins was killed on
the 5th of March. He was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously. You can read
the MOH citation by selecting the link
above.
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1st
Lt. Dave Furguson. This picture was taken on 3 March 1969 by Sgt. Wayne Thompson
just before they left the Quang Tri helicopter pad for FSB Argonne. Eddie
Bridges (2-C-1) is also shown in the photo. Dave Furguson was killed on 5 March
1969.
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Sgt
Steve Lowery, Patrol Leader 2-C-1. Received Navy Cross at FSB
Argonne.
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eter
DeWilde. KIA FSB Argonne while a member of 2-C-1. Received Silver Star. 3-5-69.
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