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Posted: 3/18/2002 12:15:08 PM EDT
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In a word..yes. Watching movies based on Vietnam is one thing. To see actual pictures is something else. Thanks for posting these Troy and tell your father thank you for serving and for wanting to share this part of his life with us.
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Posted: 3/18/2002 12:17:56 PM EDT
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Thanks for the photo's Troy, I'd absolutely like to see some more. How old was your dad then?
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Posted: 3/18/2002 12:30:29 PM EDT
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I sure would be interested in seeing more. I've seen alot of Vietnam movies and watched alot of "Tour of Duty". I'd like to see some actual real life pictures. CAPITALIST
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Posted: 3/18/2002 12:35:47 PM EDT
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very nice. thanks, to you and your father.
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Posted: 3/18/2002 12:37:10 PM EDT
[#5]
Thanks for showing us the pics....would always love to see more.
Tell you dad thanks also. medcop |
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Posted: 3/18/2002 12:47:21 PM EDT
[#6]
That first pic - looks a lot like your brother.
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Posted: 3/18/2002 12:52:57 PM EDT
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Quoted: How old was your dad then? He would have been 20-21 then. I was born in 1970, the oldest of 4. -Troy |
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Posted: 3/18/2002 12:53:22 PM EDT
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Quoted: In a word..yes. Watching movies based on Vietnam is one thing. To see actual pictures is something else. Well since you have some "pull" with GB tell him to scan my pictures. He's only had them for a couple of months,so be patient![rolleyes][:)] BTW-Thanks for the pictures Troy and say hi to your Dad for me.No,I don't know him even though we are sort of brothers! [:)] |
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Posted: 3/18/2002 12:56:21 PM EDT
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I've added a few more to my profile (some pics of some SkyCrane helicoptors), and I'll be adding more later today.
Click the blue "head" icon and look at my albums. -Troy |
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Posted: 3/18/2002 12:56:53 PM EDT
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I've got some black & whites of my dad at Cam Rah Bay in '66 and '67. No way to scan them in, though.
The area he was in looked suspiciously like some of your photos until I saw the map on the lighter. Cam Rah was south of Wonder Beach. |
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Posted: 3/18/2002 1:00:10 PM EDT
[#11]
Thanks, Troy.
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Posted: 3/18/2002 1:06:39 PM EDT
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God Bless your Father, Troy!
You are certainly blessed that your Father came through the War all right, and that he is still with you. Give him all of our collective thanks for a job well done! Eric The(AndItWASWellDone)Hun[>]:)] |
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Posted: 3/18/2002 1:13:47 PM EDT
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Showed dad pics, he really perked up at those photos. He says he landed in one of those amphib vehicles. When he landed, he walked around the thing, marvelling at its size.
"You couldn't tell how big the thing was when it was in the water..." |
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Posted: 3/18/2002 1:18:44 PM EDT
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Thanks Troy! And many thanks to your father for the honor of allowing us to view his photos.
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Posted: 3/18/2002 1:37:42 PM EDT
[#15]
Great pics. Thanks Troy...and thank your dad.
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Posted: 3/18/2002 1:47:48 PM EDT
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Wonder if them there tires would fit on my Jeep TJ? [whacko]
Damn, I want one as a SHTF vehicle. Just roll over everything in your path. No, I'd like to drive one into DC for work. Muhahah. Great photos. |
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Posted: 3/18/2002 1:57:18 PM EDT
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Quoted: I took my dad to see We Were Soldiers this weekend. Afterwards, we looked through some of his Vietnam photos, and I decided to scan a few. He was there from July '67 - July '68. Great pics! Thanks for the "Tour"! |
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Posted: 3/18/2002 2:52:34 PM EDT
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A couple more pics by request:
[img]www.ar15.com/members/albums/Troy%2FVietnam006%2Ejpg[/img] Church [img]www.ar15.com/members/albums/Troy%2FVietnam007%2Ejpg[/img] [img]www.ar15.com/members/albums/Troy%2FVietnam008%2Ejpg[/img] [img]www.ar15.com/members/albums/Troy%2FVietnam009%2Ejpg[/img] 1st Cav UH-1 Huey being refueled and resupplied at Wonder Beach helipad. Dad helped build the helipad with these snap-together steel sections. June 26, 1968 [img]www.ar15.com/members/albums/Troy%2FVietnam010%2Ejpg[/img] CH-47 Chinook at Wonder Beach, June 26, 1968 [img]www.ar15.com/members/albums/Troy%2FVietnam011%2Ejpg[/img] 1st Cav HQ and Mess Hall, 1968. Later used by US Marines as a chapel, and then by 101st AB as a Viet Cong jail. [img]www.ar15.com/members/albums/Troy%2FVietnam012%2Ejpg[/img] One of many helicopter trips. [img]www.ar15.com/members/albums/Troy%2FVietnam013%2Ejpg[/img] F-4 Phantom [img]www.ar15.com/members/albums/Troy%2FVietnam014%2Ejpg[/img] Dad on a 'phib, July 1968. -Troy |
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Posted: 3/18/2002 2:53:38 PM EDT
[#19]
Nice pics. Did you ask your dad if those amphib. vehicles ever had any blowouts or tread separations? [:)]
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Posted: 3/18/2002 3:13:07 PM EDT
[#20]
I agree, always nice to see real pics. Thx Troy
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Posted: 3/18/2002 3:27:53 PM EDT
[#21]
You know what I would like to see is a central repository of photos like these.
Someplace where guys/gals that were in country could upload their personal photos for the whole world to see. Set it up so the opening web page would be continues slide show, but allow one to dive down sub sections. Kind of like an electronic memorial for those who have served in combat. Would be neat to do a site for WWI, WWII, Korea, Veitnam, etc. Just thinking aloud... |
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Posted: 3/18/2002 3:34:24 PM EDT
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Well, I plan to put up a site with all of these pics eventually. There are about 200 pics to scan, though I've picked out most of the more interesting ones to do first.
-Troy |
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Posted: 3/18/2002 3:48:13 PM EDT
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I can see why Col. Kilgore would get excited about a six foot peak.
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Posted: 3/18/2002 4:11:26 PM EDT
[#24]
Hey, cool pics Troy! Thanks for sharing.
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Posted: 3/18/2002 8:47:54 PM EDT
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I'm going to print this out and give it to my dad, so if you want to say something, you can.
Thanks for all the great feedback, BTW. This generated more interest than I was expecting. -Troy |
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Posted: 3/20/2002 4:22:23 AM EDT
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Thanks Troy for great pics!....I didn't know that your dad was in Vietnam between 67 and 68, those were tough years. Specially in the Spring of 68 when the Tet offensive took place. According to the Zippo lighter, Wonder Beach is near Quang Tri city (near the DMZ). Must be real tough there in 68. Cam Ranh Bay was the biggest U.S. installation base and it was located near or south of Nha Trang with white sand beaches.
Thank you Troy for sharing those pictures with us, and specially thanks to your dad for being there. |
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Posted: 3/21/2002 12:21:17 AM EDT
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Wonder Beach was approximately 11 miles from the DMZ.
-Troy |
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Posted: 3/21/2002 1:19:27 AM EDT
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Thanks for sharing those with us Troy.
And [b]THANK YOU[/b] Mr. Louis H. Tiscarno Jr. [beer] |
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Posted: 3/21/2002 4:27:01 AM EDT
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Nice pics Troy. Being only 26 it is a treat to see actual pics from Vienam. I expecially like to listen to all the stories told by my older friends who were there. Here is a link to a site with some more pics.
[url]http://community-2.webtv.net/pleiku69/VIETNAMWARSITE3/[/url] |
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Posted: 3/21/2002 5:50:39 AM EDT
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Quoted: You know what I would like to see is a central repository of photos like these. Ask and ye shall receive..sort of. I created an album in the multimedia section for members pics from Nam. Click on information in the tool bar under the banner adds then multimedia.If anyone has pics from WWII,Korea or the Gulf War that they want posted let me know. Saved all the pics Troy. Just have to make thumbnails then post them. |
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Posted: 3/21/2002 6:12:06 AM EDT
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Troy, thank you so much for the pics! Your father is added to my list of personal heroes for his service. Please thank him. I was born in 1959, so that was "my" war. I payed close attention at the time. Some of us are very, very grateful for the service of those men, at that time. Heroes all. Again, thanks!
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Posted: 3/21/2002 6:52:10 AM EDT
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Great pics Troy!!!
Both your Dad and yourself have something to be very proud of. My Dad was set and classified to go but I came along and he stayed home. Because I know my Dad and what an in your face, proud, patriotic person he was/is I know for a fact that he and Mom did not use me as his ticket out.....heck, he could have joined the Guard or soemthing. It has always been a puzzle to me though as to how he got diverted back home. Personally, I have been completely engulfed by anything Viet-Nam related my entire life. Movies, photos, documentaries........people's real-life experiences.....anything. Funny.............and I don't poke fun here...but, far too much of it seems real to me. Said enough already. |
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