Michael Belis Company C 1/22 Infantry 1970-1971

 

 

Area to west of An Khe - Highway 19 in right of photo

 

Area around An Khe - yellow smoke popped on road

 

Flying into Camp Radcliff at An Khe
Hon Con Mountain towers above the base

 

OH-58 Kiowa landing at An Khe

 

CH-47 landing near Battalion area at An Khe

 

"Fred" - mascot of Company C

 

Stand down at An Khe October 1970 - me in back row, center

 

Company area at An Khe
Top - Spanky, under him is Shillings, under him is:
left, Mike Hernandez, right Utah - under them is:
left, Goose, center David Hester, right Ski

 

 

Let to right: SP4 Mike Hernandez, SP4 Bo Bonnema, SP4 Michael Belis

 

 

Doc Sorrento

 

Card game in the barracks at An Khe 1970

 

Choppers on the "Golf Course" at An Khe

 

Huey model gunship - shark mouth painted on gun turret in the nose
An Khe 1970

 

OH-6A "Loach"

 

Left to right: unknown, Gama, Lewis, Goose, Ski, Hernandez

 

 

Me with a captured AK-47

 

 

Andy

 

Back row, left to right: Andy, Roger, Mike Lopez front row, left to right: Marshall, Shillings, Utah
In the background on the left is the barracks for 2nd Platoon "Panthers"

 

"Banana cat" in the barracks at An Khe

 

Me firing my M-16 with a bipod on full auto in one of the guard towers at An Khe
note expended cartridge cases being ejected

 

Cobra flying over Monkey Mountain at An Khe

 

Company C guys in Battalion area at An Khe

 

Ramon Gama - Company area An Khe
Great guy. Out in the boonies he would share his food and water
with anyone who ran out. Strong as a bear.

 

Center of photo, writing letter is Dennis
Barracks at An Khe 1970

 

 

Me packing my rucksack for the move to Tuy Hoa

 

 

 

 

 


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