Vietnam 68-69

Hunter on fire base.

This post has a picture of Hunter, a member of 3rd Squad, returning from a patrol.  Hunter was, shall I say, a brick short of a full load.  I remember one time we were on patrol walking a well established trail through the jungle.  To me it would be hard to stray off the trail we were on, but at some point we heard someone trashing trough the thick jungle growth beside the trail.  We wondered who the heck was bush whacking.  Stopping to investigate, we found a frantic Hunter trying to make his way through the brush, trying to catch up to the rest of the squad.  We guided him back to the trail and told him to keep his eye on the person in front of him as we moved out.  

Woody with Wilson from Baltimore.

 In this post there is a picture of Wilson and I at one of the fire bases that overlooked the A Shau Valley.   I believe Wilson was from Baltimore.  He was great guy and taught me a lot of things.  We spent a lot of time together on fire bases and in the jungle.

The smoke in the back ground is probably either from artilery or air support.  There was a lot of action around and in the A Shau Valley and we had a front row seat for it at this fire base.  We also came under attack several times while we were stationed there.