Al "Short Round" Ballard - Company A 1/22 Infantry Nov 1968 - Oct 1969

 

LZ Mile High Sep 69
Standing right 1LT, Artillery FO, PSGT sitting left?

 

Shortly after arriving at LZ Slack, May 69, bunkers being built.
SP4 Jose Echevarra, KIA 5 June 69, enemy mortar attack.
Al and Jose were promoted to SP4 the same day in April.

 

LZ Mile High, Sep 69
Al with mortar

 

LZ Slack, Summer 69
SP4 Young, Altoona PA

 

A Company Regulars relaxing

 

LZ Mile High, Sep 69
OH-6A LOH landing

 

LZ Mile High
Center, Andy Anderson, Al's best friend, joined, served and left the Company together.

 

LZ Slack -69
Artillery mascot

 

LZ Slack -69
SP4 Young, Altoona, PA

 

Farmer from Granby, MO. Drafted Korea, volunteered for VN.

 

LZ Slack, summer 1969
Al in front of sleeping bunker

 

 


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