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DM9.jpgUnknown Cannoncocker
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DM11.jpgSKYCRANE POWER!The mighty Sikorsky SkyCrane creates a tremendous downdraft dirtstorm for the crew below.
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DM13.jpgRSOP In ProgressCamera captures a perfect shot of a CH-47 moving a howitzer and ammo load.
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DM14.jpgSignageThe unit crest imposed on the Artillery branch insignia. "F.D.C" = Fire Direction Center. Housed and protected in a sandbagged CONEX container.
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DM15.jpgIn The FlagRadar Officer Emil Franklin is all smiles as he shows off a letter from home.
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DM16.jpgCFB Frank VenegasFrom a Drill Sergeant at Ft Bliss, to the CFB of "A" Battery, Frank went on to become the Sgt Major of III Corps Artillery at Ft Sill, Lawton, Ok where he retired. Frank passed away in February, 2011. He was a great soldier and friend.
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DM17.jpgRounds LandingGlad I wasn't around.
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DM18.jpgWorking Crew - Pt IIRollins, Lt Munden, Dauphin, Franklin and Casp. Looks like the "boonie cap" moves around.
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DM19.jpgIf you look very carefully, you will see the #1 tool in the FO's trick bag: a smoke round popping out three cannisters of smoke marking the trajectory.
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DM20.JPGScenic ViewA little blurry, perhaps, but it certainly has a view behind the cannon crew.
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DM21.jpgArtillery DignityLZ: OD. An Artillery firebase is not complete without a shower and cannisters to mark the pathways.
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DM22.jpg"On The Way"Well, it was. Then it became "Shot, Over". Camera captures the 105mm howitzer in perfect recoil.
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