Photos of Company B, 1/7 Cavalry in Vietnam

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2nd Platoon 1966 - Set 3
Photos of 2nd Platoon taken in 1966 - Set 3
Blessing, back from operation early '66 [from Blessing] Blessing, even carrying an entrenching tool [from Blessing] Blessing driving a mule in Phan Thiet [from Blessing] Blessing and Patterson in base camp [from Blessing]
Bridge over Bong Song, looking toward shower point [from Blessing] Inside base camp [from Blessing] The Barrier or Green Line in base camp, An Khe [from Blessing] Civilians cutting brush on Green Line for 50 P's an hour [from Blessing]
Civilians working on Green Line [from Blessing] Someone dropping something just off the Green Line [from Blessing] LST bringing supplies to Phan Thiet [from Blessing] Parked jets at Tan Son Nhut [from Blessing]
Leaving the goood old USA from Travis, CA [from Blessing] Gulvas [from Blessing] Waiting for air assault, Doc Bell sitting in middle [from Blessing] Downtown Bong Song [from Blessing]
Driving through downtown Bong Song [from Blessing] Road to Plei Me Special Forces camp with platoon coming down road, April '66 [from Blessing] Flying over unknown location [from Blessing] Special Forces camp at unknown location [from Blessing]
B Co. moving toward helicopter crash on LZ Betty in Phan Thiet airport, crew was OK. [from Blessing] 1st Sgt. watching a Huey crash on LZ Betty in Phan Thiet. Just to the right of his head is a Huey flopping on its side. [from Blessing] Air assault next to hwy 19 between An Khe and Plieku. Helicopter has crashed and crew bailing out. [from Blessing] Air assault next to hwy 19 between An Khe and Plieku. Helicopter has crashed and crew bailing out. [from Blessing]
Air assault near Bong Son. Huey having trouble and appeared to be crashing but pilot recovered. [from Blessing] Air assault near Bong Son. Huey having trouble and appeared to be crashing but pilot recovered. [from Blessing] Air assault near Bong Son. Huey having trouble and appeared to be crashing but pilot recovered. [from Blessing] Air assault near Bong Son. Huey having trouble and appeared to be crashing but pilot recovered. [from Blessing]
Letter to Blessing from Hal Moore. Moore had accompanied Blessing when he was walking point for the battalion in Ia Drang, April '66. [from Blessing] Chinook [from Blessing] Blessing, as B Company S-4 in Phan Thiet, "guarding" SP rations [from Blessing] Blessing (left), Stephen McCurry (center), actor playing Mel Gibson's RTO in upcoming movie and Bill Leidenroth, B 2/5 1968. [from Blessing]

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