1st Platoon
Tom Jackson 11/66-9/67
To contact Tom - tedwinjj@live.com


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1 - Convoy from Bearcat to first base camp in support of 2/60th Infantry Battalion, 9th ID
2 - Water buffalo
3 - South Vietnamese patrol boat on shore near where we were building raft crossing
4 - Same area waiting for rafts to arrive
5 - Constructing float bridge for 2/60th BN APCs

 

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1 - Same as previous photo
2 - Prepping APC for crossing: Dufresgne in foreground
3 - First home at new base camp: Lauro Estrada
4 - Top of "home" looking toward river
5 - Raft assembly for crossing that evening with Jerry Bromagen, far left

 

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1 - Jerry Bromagen far right
2 - Jeep which hit land mine; casualties unknown
3 - Jeep being towed
4 - Another jeep - recoiless rifle round
5 - Prepping for helo lift: 2/60th base camp

 

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1 - Jeep at 2/60th lift
2 & 3 - On the road in my truck, C12, to HWY 1a
4 - Our home at 2/60th base camp
5 - Shower with motor pool in background; cold water only

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