Last additions - Leon "Lee" Dixon
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Dixon-76.jpgThe Magic SlotYep...that's where you stick the head of your 8-track cartridge and record YOUR choice of music. This was extremely "high tech" in its day. The machine is still around and working.May 26, 2010
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Dixon73.jpgKIA Charles "Bruce" McClurg?I believe this MAY be a foggy shot I took of KIA Charles "Bruce" McClurg on the right. I can't remember the fellow's name on the left. They were both on KP duty this day at Duc Pho.
Feb 05, 2010
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Dixon72.jpgOne way to do it!One of the tanker trailers that brought water for our wonderful SHOWER! We painted a 50-gallon drum BLACK and it sat in the sun all day long... so we had HOT showers at night!!!
Feb 05, 2010
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Dixon71.jpgHere come the tanksThese were some of the tanks that armor guys operated out of LZ Montezuma. I remember them, the ordnance and the engineering boys clearing a road for us to convoy once.
Feb 05, 2010
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Dixon66.jpgArmed & ReadyThis fellow whose name I surely can no longer recall was shot on perimeter guard at Duc Pho. I think he was either from Michigan or Illinois. A very likable guy as I recall. He was sent home after he was shot, and survived.
Feb 05, 2010
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Dixon67.jpgThe Supply DudeHere was a jolly little fellow who worked in supply. But heaven help you if you didn't follow all the rules by the book! The jolliness stopped right there! Sadly, I just don't recall his name either. Memory is eroding now on the names.
Feb 05, 2010
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Dixon69.jpgMy Lifesaver - USMCReferring back to my "War Story" about the Marine who may have saved my life and lived in the tent behind our commo tent in Duc Pho? This is him, just off in the right of this Polaroid. And Notice the Marine Corps 3/4-ton truck down below.
Feb 05, 2010
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Dixon65.jpgSkikorsky SkyCraneThe Sikorsky Skycrane at Duc Pho. Over the mountain is the South China Sea.
Feb 05, 2010
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Dixon70.jpgUnknownSomeone wrote in about a fellow in one of the field batteries whom I believe had a Spanish surname. I am not sure if this was him or not, but I recall knowing this guy who I think was either B or C battery. As I recall he was shot, possibly KIA. Great fellow with a good sense of humor... but again, darned if I can remember his name...
Feb 05, 2010
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Dixon68.jpgAdoptionRemember the photo where I mentioned that I adopted a boy and a girl from the local orphanage? {See Photo Dixon #16} You saw the boy in that shot. Here is me and the little girl when she came to visit at Duc Pho. Photos are even fading now. I think this was Christmas of 1967...
Feb 05, 2010
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Jet.jpgChina/Taiwan AirlineMany of us had never seen a "China Air Lines" jet before, thinking of the bitter enemy at the time, "Red China". It caused a little stir and a lot of cameras were clicking away as it rolled past. But Taiwan is the base of China Airlines.Oct 12, 2009
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Dixon-Hospital.jpgC-141 StarlifterGot violently ill one night and went into a coma at Qui Nhon. This beautiful bird evacuated me to the Phillipines. On the flight, I saw a guy on a stretcher suspended on the next tier up. When his sheet fell off, I saw that he had lost both legs and left arm. I was partially paralyzed at the time and didn't know if I was going to live, but I remember thinking how lucky I was compared to him. I often wonder what happened to this brave soldier.Oct 10, 2009
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