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487 viewsReg Nelson PhotoJun 15, 2011
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506 viewsReg Nelson PhotoJun 15, 2011
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538 viewsReg Nelson PhotoJun 15, 2011
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At LZ Betty, Phan Thiet in late 1967706 viewsGordon Lewis Photo

On the left is Neal Heape, The pilot behind the machine gun has been identified as 1LT David Dewey by Steve Davidson.
Jan 27, 2011
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PFC Robert L. Dial576 viewsPhoto from his sister Gwen Dial

Robert was a doorgunner seriously injured during an incident on 13 March 1966 involving an A/227 aircraft (identified as # 0E080ACD) who was then listed as KIA on 15 March 1966
Jan 19, 2011
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Operation Golf Course, An Khe664 viewsPhoto by Marvin Wolf, PIO photographer, 1CAV

Operation Golf Course was the mission of the advance party, to clear the triple canopy jungle while minimizing damage to the grass below it. This involved backbreaking labor by the senior noncoms and field grades that made up most of the advance party (the rifle company that came along was not involved in clearing jungle because they were screening our expanding perimeter). We did not have a bulldozer or other earth moving equipment, so we used axes, a few small chainsaws (they were all o/a by the end of one week, machetes, Bowie knives, shovels, and two jeep winches. Once we were attacked in force and our position and mission no longer secret, we recruited thousands of local laborers (the mothers, children and grandparents of the local VC) to clear the area. That's what the shot shows. So it's not an operation at the Golf Course, it's Operation Golf Course, the mission of creating space for hundreds of helicopters that were then at sea. This photo was taken the first week of September 1965.
Nov 06, 2010
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Mohawks in flight over Hon Kong Mountain506 viewsPhoto by Marvin Wolf, PIO photographer, 1CAVNov 06, 2010
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Gunship in action, An Khe AO433 viewsPhoto by Marvin Wolf, PIO photographer, 1CAVNov 06, 2010
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