Last additions - Joe Cook
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JCook90.JPGFresh from the StattesAt left is PFC Norma McLeod, Jr and PFC Gerald L. Yacavone. Took AIT with them at Base Camp. They are listed as members of Hqtrs Battery.Mar 13, 2012
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JCook89.JPGHere...write this downSp4 James McBrayer, Jr is giving me the coordinates for Battery CenterMar 13, 2012
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JCook87.JPGGetting Started - no frills FDC, 1966I take the coordinates, plot Battery Center on the chart and then use the RDP (Range Deflection Protractor) or "the fan" to get ranges to target.Mar 13, 2012
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JCook86.JPGThe MarketPlace in PleikuThat ain't fresh bread you smell, either!Mar 13, 2012
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JCook88.JPGSetting up the field FDCYou didn't get a diploma from Gunnery unless you could use an RDP fan (range deflection protractor). Deflection readings go to the guns while Quadrant Elevation (QE) must be calculated.Mar 13, 2012
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JCook85.JPGCSMO"Close Station, March Order" - get the hell out of Dodge. Ammo placed in the A-22 slings. The 3/4 ton is loaded up with the FDC gear.Mar 13, 2012
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JCook84.JPGBomb CratersTaken at LZ Cat - you can see the bomb craters here. Photo taken from the back door of a Chinook.Mar 13, 2012
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JCook83.JPGLZ 29AThis area was known as "LZ 29A". Here is the #5 Gun Section in the tall elephant grass.Mar 13, 2012
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JCook82.JPGLaundry DayJoe notes that he'll never get these cleans. Not to worry; the mama-sans didn't do such a good job either. Some say that the Vietnamese translation for "laundry" was "less dirty".Mar 13, 2012
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JCook81.JPGThe L-19One of the US Army's last pieces of fixed-wing aircraft. Used as a spotter, carrying Air FOs who guided battery registrations and targets-of-opportunity. We had one crash on the runway narrowly missing an Ammo Truck.Mar 13, 2012
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JCook79.JPGWater BuffaloLet me tell you....this water could get hot!!Mar 13, 2012
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JCook80.JPGJeep DriverJeep Driver for the Battery Commander leading the convoy.Mar 13, 2012
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