John J. Bobb

Platoon Leader 1st Platoon "Roadrunners" Co. C 1/22 Infantry

Executive Officer Co. E 1/22 Infantry

1968-1969

 

Flying over the AO.

 

My legs hanging out of the Huey.

 

The Huey pilot.

 

1st Platoon C Co. RTO Sam "Rufe" Johnson.

Wondering why his LT doesn't put down the cheap camera and grab a shovel.

 

1st Platoon Sgt on left. On right, Terry, machine gunner from GA.

 

Machine gunner Joe Cox & his assistant gunner.

Used to crack me up. Higher would do a chopper recon at a few thousand feet, the grass would look like a golf green from up there; then they would plan an operation where we were supposed to walk 7 million clicks a day.

In reality this is what the "golf green" was.

 

Taking a break.

 

Barbed wire ringing a firebase.

 

"Four-Deuce"

4.2 inch heavy mortar.

 

 


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