Lawrence Benson

Lawrence Benson ---- Co A 1/22 Infantry 1966-1967

The following pictures were taken from home movies shot in Vietnam
on 8mm film.

Basecamp

Found this little animal. Do not know what it is. It lived for about a week.
Would not eat. Smitty loved this little critter.

(Ed., This is a Civet or a Linsang, closely related to a mongoose.
In Vietnam there were at least a dozen varieties of this animal.
G.I.'s came to call them "Banana cats".)

Eugene F. Cooper

George Kanelos showing off a fruitcake someone sent him
Next to him Leroy Burchett

Unknown, Welles Cloward, unknown, unknown

Eugene F. Cooper and unknown

Larry's record player (battery operated). They put their little animal friend on it
to go round and round. Larry left this record player in Vietnam
for the next batch of troops.

Friendly fire. California flag on the bunker.

Dog with dog handler

Larry shaving.

Larry washing his hair

Larry shaking mud off his boots.

SGT DeRuntz

People from Headquarters