Nam Sense (18 page)

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A view of the A Shau Valley over a Bell-UH1D helicopter door gunner’s M60 machine gun.

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Fire mission for artillery battery of 105 mm howitzers on FSB Airborne.

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The author poses with NVA weapons cache he discovered just outside FSB Airborne as ARVN soldiers and GIs look on.

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William Scoggins, left, Tu Huong, center and Jimmy Smith, right, enjoy a beer at Camp Evans.

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On FSB Airborne, Stanley Alcon admires a nude centerfold while fellow soldiers lean in for a closer look.

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Camp Evans mess hall: Jimmy Smith (left), William Scoggins (center) and author (right) read and write letters home during an overnight stand down.

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Dennis Silig on a hillside near the DMZ. Previous aerial bombing, has all but eliminated the jungle

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At the DMZ, the author poses with an NVA soldier’s helmet and bones.

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Unidentified elements of the 101st Airborne Division discuss tactics during a sweep of the area around the firebase protecting the Montagnard village of Mai Loc near the DMZ.

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Howard Siner and author enjoy cigars on Christmas Day outside the Camp Evans aid station.

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Christmas Day at Camp Evans. The author is standing where the supply room and two hooches burned to the ground when a jeep and ammunition trailer caught fire.

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Outside the rear gate at Camp Evans, unidentified GIs chide the author for his cheesy moustache.

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The author’s squad works its way across an area recently blasted by 105 mm artillery in the Annamite jungle mountains five miles northwest of Camp Evans.