SP5 Marc D.Turpin, 1968/1969
2nd Platoon, 1st Squad

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Extended Operation Along the Kinh (Canal) Chet Say - Ben Tre' Area

                                       
1 - 2nd platoon crossing Kinh Chet Say using local sampans
2 - Navy Mike boat (part of Mobile Riverine Force) bringing supplies
3 - Mobile Riverine Force (MRF) mission on Chet Say
4 - Navy artillery barge
5 - Clearing Jungle - Known as a location of a VC hospital and recuperation area - hundreds of bunkers and punji pits

                                       
1 - Punji pit prior to detonating
2 - More supplies arriving
3 - Names unknown
4 - Gary Strader front and Gerald Hoffman background
5 - Dennis Lamee and Gary Strader

                                       
1 - Our medic. The buncker behind him was the last one blown at his request
2 - Chinook delivering prefabricated bunker
3 - Similar to previous
4 - Preparing to blow a bunker
5 - 1st Squad, SGT Charles D. Green (now deceased)

                                      
1 - Preping C4 explosives for land clearing. Gary Strader, left and John Nay in white hat
2 - Equipment and troops in transit via Mike boat
3 - Same as above, different view
4 - The road to Ben Tre'
5 - Smoke pots that were sent to us and drew HQs attention

                                       
1 - Smoke pot again - beau coup smoke and useless to us
2 - Gary Strader in bunker that was flown in due to sniper fire
3 - 2nd PLT on Mike boat
4 - Destroyed building near canal - later told it might have been a Buddhist Holy place
5 - Placing a Det Cord (looks like white plastic coated clothes line) daisy chain to C4 explosive charges
Note: Det Cord = Detonation Cord. C4 = Composition 4 plastic explosive

                                       
1 - Daisy chained charges exploding
2 - Building blown, bunker still intact
3 - Same as above
4 - Troop at rest
5 - Dennis Lamee

                                       
1 - Monitor boat alongside Mike boat (foreground)
2 - Relaxing in the Kinh Chet Say as MRF boats pass by
3 - First camp. Area had been cleared earlier by another group
4 - Same as above
5 - Relaxing again

         
1 - Punji pits being blown
2 - The result of the detonation

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