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CoopedUp.JPGLt Don Keith checks out the architecture of a VC hooch.
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capturedstuff.JPGEnemy's goodsVarious items collected from village patrols. You can bet that the farmers were not the ones using them! It was a common tactic to hide war materiels in a peaceful village.
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VCOutpost.JPGGenerally, you found these VC "lookout" posts overseeing a trail. These lookouts were about 30-40 feet above ground.
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FieldMass.jpgMen of B-1-35It was never scheduled, but a member of clergy would generally visit the troop units in the combat zones.
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PopSmoke.JPG"Popping Smoke" was the SOP for letting a chopper pilot know where it is safe to land. After he identifies the color, he is "good to go".
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DK-Pers31.jpgSo much paradise in Nam, Lt Keith doesn't know where to start looking.
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DK-Pers32.jpg"This place is Off Limits? Why didn't somebody tell me?"
Lt Don Keith peers through the "curtains".
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DK-Pers33.jpgFO on DutyIn the background, scenic views of a war zone. But it was serious business otherwise.
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DK-Pers34.jpgWall decorationsNow these maps make perfect sense! Playboy centerfolds was the "wallpaper of choice" in Nam.
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DK-Pers36.jpgLt Joe Wise, Lt Don Keith, Lt Cal Graefe
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DK-Pers37.jpgGroup on patrol needed an FO...so Lt Keith joined up.
He spent an unbelievable 11 months in the field as an FO and returned for a 2nd Tour.
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