David Parrish - Page 2

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

Just before strapping on the rucksack and heading out for another day’s stroll.
Note plastic spoon in my pocket and the green towel around neck,
both common uniform accessories for daily life in the bush. Apr 70

A Co 1^st/22^ndcrossing the river below FSB Niagara Apr 70

C Btry & 1^st/22^nd convoy from An Khe to Pleiku prior to the invasion into Cambodia. Early May 70.

Waiting in Pleiku for the helicopters to pick us up for insertion into Cambodia. May 70

PFC Barry Rund (?) chilling outside the FDC in An Khe May 70 shortly after return from Cambodia.

LNO staff constructing its bunker on FSB Niagara Jun ’70.
I’m at end of the log; SP4 Rich Folkmire on the left. FSB Niagara June 70

Jul 70, FSB Niagara helipad; Getting ready to head out in a helicopter for a recon flight
with LTC Bob Allee, CO 1^st/22^nd. I was his LNO at this point.
LTC Allee was WIA shortly after this resulting in a very short tenure as 1^st/22^nd CO.

Capt. Larry Harbison, CO C Btry, 4^th/42^nd, and SFC Alan Bahl shared a bunker on FSB Niagara.
Late Jun or early Jul 70.

SP4 Richard Folkmire, part of the 1/22^nd LNO team in An Khe, Aug 70.
(Note sign to left of SP4 Folkmire, which reads:
"Regulars" RE-UP ARMY --Editor)

Jim Curry, member of 1^st/22^ndLNO team in late Aug 70

LTC Barney Neal , CO 1^st/22^nd, and his S3 in An Khe base camp in late Aug 70.
LTC Neal died in a helicopter crash 11 Sep 70.
(Note roof of building in background, which has sandbags spelling out
"REGULARS BY GOD"--Editor)

Here I am with my newly awarded, “official”, black neckerchief in An Khe, Aug 70.
I rarely wore this uniform with sewn-on patches; it was just for dress-up.
1^st/22^nd gave me the scarf for my service as artillery LNO and FO with A Co.

1/12^th LNO staff at An Khe in late Oct ’70. I’m back row on right.

Sep ’70 in An Khe BOQ. 1LT Mike Pittiglio had been a FO for 1/12^th from B Btry
and was rotated to Bn Staff. Mike died in 2006 at the age of 60.