Pleiku_Street_Scene.JPGPleiku series79 viewsLooking down the street in Pleiku. Notice the girl in the Ao Dai (dress). As she saw me starting to take the picture, she covered her face. I think this has something to do with the belief that the picture would take their soul. {Webmaster: Yes...this happened a lot}
Pleiku_Theater_Concession_Stands.JPGPleiku series79 viewsPleiku Theater Concession Stands: The building on the back ground is a theater in town.
Pleiku_Catholic_Church.JPGPleiku series79 viewsAt the time I was surprised to see a Catholic church in Vietnam. I eventually found out that the Catholic religion is the second largest religion after Buddhist. I talked to a person there to find out that it was Catholic.
{Webmaster's Note: Many Vietnamese were settled in Port Arthur, TX and the Gulf Coast of Mississippi after Nam. They started up both Catholic parishes and Buddhist temples.}
Boy_Scout_Camp.jpgPleiku series77 viewsFrom what I can determine, this was a Scout Jamboree. There were what looked like several different troop flags and numbers.
Pleiku_Sight-Seeing.JPGPleiku series77 viewsIn the background are the merchants and shoppers.
RW-36.JPGWaiting for a Huey75 viewsThe Survey Crew is waiting on a ride, reading the Stars and Stripes while Sgt Barrington studies the map of our soon-to-be survey area. More than likely, it was the caves in the Hon Noc mountains.
Plieku_Catholic_Shrine_2.JPGPleiku series75 viewsPleiku Catholic Shrine: A panoramic view of the shrine and church yard.
Pleiku_School_Girls.JPGPleiku series75 viewsPleiku School Girls: Note the uniforms. The school was next to the church so I assume it was a church run school.
{Webmaster's Note: In the 60s and many years prior, Catholic churches were part of the US private (religious) school system and staffed by clergy and nuns. The Catholic school system today is a fraction of what it used to be.}
Plieku_Theater_Goers.JPGPleiku series75 viewsPleiku Theater Goers: People lining up for tickets and some waiting for the show to start.
Dixie_Cups_Show.JPGPleiku series74 viewsThe "Dixie Cups" Show: Famous for their hit song "Going To The Chapel". The one USO show I did get to see. Was at the NCO Training school at Enari and missed the Bob Hope Show.
{Webmaster's Note: The Dixie Cups were three students at the University of New Orleans in the 1960s. They recorded the song and made it big with that one number.}
RW-33.JPGLZ Uplift73 viewsSetting up camp at LZ Uplift.
