Album 9 (Photos 246 - 275)

#246 Just foolin around at the water point...this duty was great for water sports
#247 A portrait of Mr.....Billy Jackson machine gunner now living at Dottie....
#248 Here is a good shot of the inside of a slick....note pilot and instrument panel...this was the infamous in-a-godda-da-vida- bird.
#249 Cobra
#250 view from the same slick....note Dennis Linn's head in the shot

#251 Here is a shot of John Foster (standing) and Trujillo preparing stuff for loading and sending to troops in the bush
#256 Daily life again from the water point
#257 Dennis Linn torked off at something?
#258 Daily life
#261 Yo kura Japan...on the way home to US OF A

#259 Japan
#264 Cam Ron Bay l to r Ray Mendez, James Maestas, John Shandrew.
#265 Seattle Tacoma Airport............USA
 

#266 here is a shot of l to r Ray Tyndall sporting his new beard, Mike Magillis and Ray Mendez
holding up peace sign...this mission was a long one since we all decided to grow beards....I know
the LT was torked but then ...it was a way to show solidarity....This mission if I remember
correctly took us North to a pacification ville that I dont remember the name....we passed several
temples on the way...and many villages. I do remember that the elephant grass in some areas was
over 10 feet tall.....also we found many pungie stakes.
#267 Home sweet Home at hill 43 the sign reads Viet Nam / California.

#268 The infamous trio l to r Ray Tyndall, Gene Arnspiger M-79 , Ray Mendez out of hill 43
#269 Take five..Ray Mendez enjoying a drink of water note laces on legs and magazines used to
protect vital areas "bracelets" on left wrist indicate first six months in country...after six months I
switched "bracelets" to right arm.....just a way to mark time. Everyone did something to mark
time.

#270 l to r ..Mike Magillis or "Magilla the Gorilla"...and Ray Mendez sitting on hill 43 note
bracelets on right arm this was my last six months
#271 l to r Ray Mendez, Sgt Petersen, head for a mission. NOTE candy cane in bush hat...this
mission took us out during Christmas...The candy cane was my way to have a little something
from home during the holidays

#272 Ray Mendez filling canteen in clean bomb crater water....You guys remember doing
this...we all did.
#273 Loaded up and moving out...this location was north of Dottie where we crossed many
streams...this is where the Vietnamese man lost his legs...very heavy booby trap area....we also
lost two or three rifles in a stream and Shrock dove after them and found them....

#274 Packed up and moving out again l to r Billy Jackson, Ray Mendez this was just outside hill
43 someplace...note we were both wearing steel pots....those were soon thrown out....too heavy.

#275 Now here is a classic shot of all of us....the photo was taken early in the morning and if you
look closely you can see the following people...not the village behind us...we had an ambush
around this village and moved in during the night hours....I this was Loc Son 4....bad area.....left
to right are: Pete Petersen, Arnspiger with his cigarette, Billy Jackson with new bush hat, Ray
Mendez with hand on Kit Carson Scout named “Lucky” his is flipping the bird at the camera....
and George Leger with M-79 vest.
 
 

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Other photos from Ray Mendez:

Album 1 (photos 1-29)  Album 2 (photos 30-67)  Album 3 (photos 68-95)  Album 4 (Photos 96 - 124)  Album 5 (Photos 124 - 149)
Album 6 (Photos 150 - 179 1/2) Album 7 (Photos 180 - 218)  Album 8 (Photos 219 - 245)  Album 9 (Photos 246 - 275)

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