u.s.army vietnam 1969 and 1970
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pictures of my tour of duty in Vietnam in 1969 and 1970TRANSCRIPT
Lawrence C. MarshUnited States Army
Censored: dead or injured persons and other unpleasant scenes removed.
View from Command HeadquartersCam Ranh Bay, Vietnam
Command Headquarters on hill overlooking Cam Ranh Bay
American,Vietnamese,
andKorean
flags fly overCommand
Headquarters.
Sea-Land container ship delivering more ammo to Cam Ranh port
facility Trained dolphins were used to assist in detecting enemy sappers (frogmen) in the bay.
A closer view of the Sea-Land port facility
Adjutant General’s Command HQ
Adjutant General’s Office
Armed with combat issue typewriter
Reading letters from home
Christmas presents have arrived
Working with secret documents
I had to obtain a “secret clearance” for my job.
The FBI checked out my past.
Statistics from military intelligence
Soldier ready for action.
Painting the floor Army issue gray
Earning the big bucks!!!
Preparing for the 1970 Tet Offensive
I went to the local
labor market to hire these
Vietnamese to build
this bunker.
Filling bunker walls with sand
Incomingrockets
were veryinaccuratebut highly
deadly
Army troops live in hootches
Nearest hootch was my hootch
Hootch got very hot in summer
Mama-san does GI’s laundry
Not your typical Laundromat
Keeping an eye on the neighborhood
Woman in yellow is soaking wet
Jeeps at Military Police Station
I’ll just borrow one of their jeeps
Leaving the Military Police Station
Vietnamese children at checkpoint
Trucks loading potable water.
Taking a break in the grass
LARC travels on land or water.
Plane landing near My Ca Bridge
fire engine heading out in a hurry
Fire engine
at brush fire near
airport
New airport
tower at Tan Son
Nhut
Camp Alpha
ARVN Officers at Tan Son Nhut
ARVN MP’s on the move
ARVN is acronym for Army of the Republic of Vietnam
On the road to Tan Son Nhut Airport
ARVN MP’s search a lambretta
My Ca Bridge
Faster than a speeding bullock
Armored personnel carriers
APC’s on the move towards the battle
civilians leaving battle area
downtown Nha Trang
lambrettas wait for MP’s clearance Travel on this road is restricted to only two hours in the morning and two hours in the evening.
Commercial bus to My Quang
Civilian gasoline delivery truck
Esso gas station in Nha Trang
civilian awaits afternoon rain
Helipad at Tan Son Nhut airbase
Playboy Club is behind the helipad.
PX is in the front.
Flying Tiger “freedom bird” Chartered
commercial jets
move American
troops into and out of The
Republic of
Vietnam
unidentified truck
Womenapproaching
securitycheckpoint
on mainland side of
Cam Ranh peninsula.
Convoy of Korean Army Troops
Commanding General’s “White House”
Vietnamese children checking me out
Vietnamese woman at Cam Ranh
Pagoda museum at Air Force base
Vietnamese Navy’s small airport
Ocean liner at old French headquarters run by Vietnamese Navy.
C-130 awaiting takeoff at Cam Ranh
Normally carries cargo so troops are strapped to the walls.
Post Exchange (PX)and ice cream (soft serve) truck
minature golf course at Cam Ranh
Cam Ranh Library
10,000 hard bound books.
Catching up on my reading. I was supposed to teach principles of economics but the textbooks didn’t arrive in time.
Movie Theater The guys from the trucking company next door sometimes threw in tear gas grenades during the movie.
The End