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A late afternoon delivery to the top of Nui Ba Dien mountain in 1968.

Webslave: Skip Davis
obleo@erols.com As the photo album grows, I'll break it into more pages to avoid longer downloading times for each page. Here's where you can show your family and friends what the Air Cavalry was like, and at a certain angle, when the light was right, you did bear a slight resemblance to Clint Eastwood...yeah.

Tender Mercies...Kathy Hart...Army Nurse at the 36th Evac Hospital in Vung Tau. Of all the cast of characters I met on my tour in 1968, Kathy is one of the most memorable. During my 3 week stay at the 36th Evac (recovering from a minor gunshot wound), Kathy administered care, kindness and friendship. She also unknowingly accomplished something far more important...she restored my perspective in the crazily tilted, violent world of Vietnam.... Finding Kathy again took a few years of searching and sleuthing. She now lives in Ohio, has a son, daughter and grandson. Photo: Kathy Hart 1968.

Rifle pilots playing 'Go Fish' in Jan '68 at Tay Ninh. Frank Emmons on the far right.
'Going Shoppin'..Brian McCully on one of the rare visits to downtown Tay Ninh in Jan '68

Larry was confident that the Ambassador would be glad to see a member of the Young Republicans

Since the First Sargent seemed hopelessly unable to pronounce John Niamtu's name...we changed it to what he could handle. 'Alice' Hicks makes it official. June '68 at DiAn.

Cruisin'.....Stogie 31 a few miles to the east of Tay Ninh

Meanwhile...back at the hooch. Lynn does jungle boots on the west side of Tay Ninh after our move. The local VC would warn she and her sister that working for us could be bad for their health and they would disappear for a few days...we would pay her for the missed time anyway.
Fill 'em up...Crewchief Ron Hileman loads the trays for the umteenth time during the Tet offensive at CuChi in Feb '68.

What sign?...In keeping with the highest tradition of Air Cav total disregard...Bill 'Bushwacker' Jennings takes a break at Dong Tam in 1969. Photo: Bill Jennings

Sgt Travis from Texas. His great, great, great Uncle was Col. Travis of Alamo fame. Sgt Travis was cool under fire; totally unflappable....he just had this thing for Ming Dynasty.
Out there....scouting along the border near Katum, north of Tay Ninh. Jan '68.

Stogies on the tarmack: the Lift Platoon prepares for an insertion from Tay Ninh. Nov 67. Photo: Jim Kuttenkuler

Living on the edge...edge of the runway, that is..Mike Vecellio spots a loose can of C-ration peaches at the 'Revetment Hilton' at Tay Ninh in Feb '68. Since the airfield was a favorite target of mortor and rocket attacks, living here was not dull.

Chef Bullet Magill making his french fries...or boiling his socks..not sure which since both tasted about the same. Tay Ninh, Feb '68.

	A late afternoon delivery to the top of Nui Ba Dien mountain in 1968.
Webslave: Skip Davis obleo@erols.com	As the photo album grows, I'll break it into more pages to avoid longer downloading times for each page. Here's where you can show your family and friends what the Air Cavalry was like, and at a certain angle, when the light was right, you did bear a slight resemblance to Clint Eastwood...yeah.