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Ambulance.jpgWayne at workAnother shot of Sp5 Wayne Engum. The guy in jeep to left is SP/4 Geiger from Commo Section Message Center center. Took as we were loading for the big island 1965
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Les_Cotten___Unk.jpgLes CottenLeslie (Les) Cotten, prior to the Operation Blue Light deployment to Nam. PFC at right is unknown.
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Les_Cotten.jpgRecon SergeantLeslie (Les) Cotten. Les was Lt Eric (Rick) Shinseki's recon sgt. He was in B Btry and transferred to HQ Btry and was wounded in early 66. He is presently the Sherriff of Navaro County Texas.
Lt Rick Shinseki (FO) went on to be a 4-star general, Chief of Staff, and the VA Secretary before resigning that post.
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Leach.jpgSp4 William LeachAnother original member of the Blue Light deployment, Sp4 Leach works on the RTT truck.
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James_Hall.jpgIn Memory of James HallPFC James A. Hall, KIA. PFC Hall is listed in the "TAPS" section of the website.
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Nam_Humor.jpgNam CartoonWe all have our favorite cartoons from Vietnam.
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Diploma.jpgDiploma TimeMembers of the 2/9th Arty get their diplomas. Harold Woody is at far right.
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Operation_Shotgun.jpgHow it all startedThe familiar "doorgunner" job in Nam began as a top-secret operation in Hawaii named "Operation Shotgun". Here over 350 men were trained to man the M60 machineguns and practiced their skills for months prior to being sent over to Vietnam.
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Shotgun_Deaths.jpgDoorgunner PFC Paul E. RytterThis news clipping captures the men who were KIA as Operation Shotgun graduates from the secret Hawaii training program. Despite the casualties, many men were willing to serve as doorgunners in Nam.
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MSG_Stinson.jpg"Big Chief" MSG StinsonThe big chief over all commo was was MSG Stinson. Here is a photo of him...All went over with 2/9 in Dec 65.
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Woody_in_field.jpgIn the fieldHarold Woody...in the field at Schofield Barracks prior to deployment on "Operation Blue Light", Nov, 1965.
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Emory_Saylor.jpgPFC Emory SaylorThis is Emory G Saylor. He was in B Btry. This photo was taken while we were on shotgun X early Jun 65. Sgt Robert Gibson was with us, also in B Btry and Sgt Bacon, "A" Btry was there too. Gibson and Bacon were on the slicks, Emory and I were on gunships.
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