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Kid from the Bronx spends a year in Vinh Long, Vietnam and remembers it for the rest of his life.

The guys met in Branson again this year.

Posted on 10/10/2011 by Ray

Camp site Branson — Click on Photo   Share on Facebook

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Vets INFO

Posted on 04/06/2011 by Ray

Note that: “87% of the public now holds Vietnam veterans in high esteem.”  Never again will one generation of veterans abandon another -Vietnam Veterans of America “Of the 2,709,918 Americans who served in Vietnam, less than 850,000 are estimated to … Continue reading →

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Courage!!!

Posted on 02/23/2011 by Ray

    Courage.    You’re a 19 year old kid.You’re critically wounded and dying in the jungle somewhere in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam ..It’s November 11, 1967.   LZ (landing zone) X-ray. Your unit is outnumbered 8-1 and … Continue reading →

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Pineapple Girl and the Back Beach (Bãi Sau) Vung  Tàu, Vietnam January 1967

Posted on 12/31/2010 by Ray

One of the great perks working in the 28th 96th avionics signal shop in Vinh Long  was flying up to the bone yard near Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) to salvage parts for Huey helicopters, slicks and gunships copters.  Repairing … Continue reading →

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New link to 1st Aviation Brigade

Posted on 11/18/2010 by Ray

New link to !st Aviation Brigade. Continue reading →

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Jane Fonda

Posted on 11/08/2010 by Ray

Jane Fonda is being honored as one of the ’100 Women of the Century.’
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Catholic Church Vinh Long

Posted on 11/06/2010 by Ray

It was 1967 and I was on my way downtown to the bars to renew my social life and look at what I found, this gigantic Catholic Church in a little Vinh Long Town.  This was a Kodak moment and … Continue reading →

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Irish Nuns of Vinh long

Posted on 11/01/2010 by Ray

This is a picture of the Good Shepard (Irish Nuns) convent and girls vocational school located near Vinh Long Army Airfield in Vietnam. This is what it looked like in 1966. I’ve been told the school is closed down now. … Continue reading →

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Then (1966) and now (2010)

Posted on 10/29/2010 by Ray

Top row: Pop Ansel, Pryor, Fonner, Rosenberg, Parks, Bottom: Cpt. Clop, Mahoney, Franks, Bean, Jones, Rokiecki We all got along so well. I don’t think I ever saw anyone start a fight. Although we did like to watch our favorite … Continue reading →

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Beer Chart at the Hooch

Posted on 10/22/2010 by Ray

// Fonner, Ron Alcott. Hall, ??  Frank Parks foreground Ok you guys, now I know what the beer chart was. You must have started it after I left, however, you know that I wouldn’t have had very many marks on … Continue reading →

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Ron at Skaggs Hospital

Posted on 10/12/2010 by Ray

Our Vietnam buddy Ron wanted to tour the local hospital and stayed for 6 days. Here is picture of Ron getting a shot of morphine. The nurse said “what arm do want to use?”   Share on Facebook

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Live audio VN 1967

Posted on 10/11/2010 by Ray

Go back 43 years and listen to a real combat operation. http://testequipland.com/vinhlong/isounds_dir/isounds.html Share on Facebook

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Jims mobile home

Posted on 10/11/2010 by Ray

Never expected to see anything like this. Jim said it was a camper, this is a rock star motor home. TNX Jim, you drove it like a pro, at times with no more than three inches on each side through … Continue reading →

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Reunion in Branson Mo.

Posted on 10/11/2010 by Ray

Here are some pictures of the Vinh Long 28th/96th avionics shop guys. We had a blast over the labor day weeked hanging out in Branson MO. Back together after 43 years Share on Facebook

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Branson reunion gallery

Posted on 10/09/2010 by Ray

 We all got together in Branson, Mo for the second annul reunion. We have already set the date for the third reunion. This time we will have cabins on the lake and of course Jim will have his VIP moblie home … Continue reading →

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Gallery

Posted on 10/09/2010 by Ray

link to picture gallery >>>>> http://testequipland.com/Gallery/albums.php?set_albumListPage=1 Share on Facebook

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