David Parrish - Page 1

David Parrish ---- FO and LNO (4/42 Artillery) 1/22 Infantry 1969-1970

C Btry FO team with A Co1^st/22^nd. off FSB Beaver/LZ Owens in Dec 69/Jan 70.
On extreme left is Raymond Two Crow who was my RTO for a short while.
The two on the right were infantry FOs for the 4.2 & 81mm mortars.

First in-country bath and first in at least 6 weeks. This was in late Dec 69
when I was FO with A Co1^st/22^nd. The other chap sharing my bath water is “Moose”.

Religious service on LZ Owens above the An Lo River in Dec 69.

Jan 70 off FSB Beaver. I was still relatively new to the game when this pic was taken
after 2 months in country. I had been allowed to take the FNG sign from around my neck long before.
With the exception of a few weeks, I always carried my own PRC 25.

FSB Augusta in Feb ’70. While A Co 1^st/22^nd was operating off Augusta,
the 173^rd mortared one of its platoons with multiple WIA resulting.
I was back to this same FSB as LNO of 1/12^th Inf. In Sep ’70.

A Co 1^st/22^nd on patrol off FSB Augusta, Feb 70.

Capt. Skubina, CO of A Co1^st/22^nd off FSB Augusta in Feb ’70.

NVA POWs, captured by B Co1^st/22^nd, on FSB Louis waiting for helicopter to arrive to transport to base camp.
A Co. was on its rotation of perimeter defense. Late Feb 70

Me during a short break in the patrol off FSB Louis Feb 70

K-9 team with A Co1^st/22^nd off FSB Terrace(?) in Mar 70.
Ray Burns (with moustache) is directly behind the dog handler.

Me with my RTO, Raymond Two Crow, standing behind me off FSB Terrace(?) in Mar 70.

Dinner in the bush, March 70

1LT Jeff Decker, FO for D Co 1^st/22^nd, and me in An Khe, Mar 70.
Jeff died in 1996 at the age of 50.

Throwing a quick coat of polish on the boots before the brass arrived for a change of command.
This was on FSB Louis in Mar 70. I can’t remember the name of the A Co. 1^st/22^nd Platoon Leader
that is watching. It was his shoe polish.

No pot of gold this day! FSB Niagara in Apr 70.

Capt Harbison, CO of C Battery on FSB Niagara (I think) Apr ‘70