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61. Group photo of the 4th platoon, 125th ATC, Mar/Apr 1966.
John was a tower controller with this Group.
Photo by: John Clark
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62. Miss Tran Thi Tuyet, unit clerk, 1965. Miss Tuyet and Joe
O'Donnell were married in 1967 and they now reside in Pa..
Photo by: Robert Payette
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63. Sp/4 Robert Payette, 13 Aviation Battalion (Delta), Can Tho
Airfield, 1965.
Photo by: Robert Payette
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64. Sp/4 Robert Payette, 13 Aviation Battalion (Delta), Can Tho
Airfield, 1965.
Photo by: Robert Payette
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65. Ken Foster, 235th AWC and 61st Assault, AH-1G Pilot, Can Tho
Airfield.
Photo by: Ken Foster 
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66. Riley Cook in Vinh Long. Then station at Can Tho Airfield
with the 52 Sig. Bn. 1969-70.
Photo by: Riley Cook |
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67. Latrine, Company A, 52nd Sig. Can Tho
Airfield, 1969-70.
Photo by: Riley Cook &
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68. Volley Ball game, Company A, 52nd Sig. Can Tho
Airfield, 1969-70.
Photo by: Riley Cook &
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69. James Barron, Cookout, Company A, 52nd Sig. Can Tho
Airfield, 1969-70.
Photo by: Riley Cook & James
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70. Cookout, Company A, 52nd Sig. Can Tho
Airfield, 1969-70.
Photo by: Riley Cook & James
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71. James Barron, Cookout, Company A, 52nd Sig. Can Tho
Airfield, 1969-70.
Photo by: Riley Cook & James
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72. James Barron, Cookout, Company A, 52nd Sig. Can Tho
Airfield, 1969-70.
Photo by: Riley Cook & James
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73. Movie screen, Company A, 52nd Sig. Can Tho
Airfield, 1969-70.
Photo by: Riley Cook & James
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74. Riley at guitar lessons, Can Tho, 1969-70.
Photo by: Riley Cook & James
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75. 1968, The night before this picture we had defended a Vietnamese
outpost, we received the Vietnamese Air Medal, a Viet Cong flag,
and an AK-47 for the NCO club.
Photo by: David Nelson |
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76. Welcome sign at Soc Trang, 1965.
Photo by: Robert Payette |
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77. Eakin Compound sign, Can Tho
Airfield, 1965
The sign signifying the name-sack of the Compound.
Capt. Howard M Eakin Jr. US Army
Killed in action 5 June 1963
Photo by: Robert Payette |
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78. A blow-up of the Eakin sign above, Can Tho
Airfield, 1965.
Photo by: Robert Payette |
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79. Building our bunker, right outside my door. Perfect and got a lotta use,
1968-70.
Photo by: Jeff Fozard |
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80. Camp shot, 1968-70, Can Tho.
Photo by: Donald Gramm Jr. |
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81. Camp shot, 1968-70, Can Tho.
Photo by: Donald Gramm Jr. |
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82. 1967-68, 52nd Sig. Co. area. Does this show some of
Can Tho Air Force's equipment? I remember they had a gas turbine powered
generator. A long low unit that had a high-pitched whine to it, while we
had those stinky, loud diesel units.
Photo by: William Grohoski |
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83. Sept. '67 52nd Signal buildings.
Photo by:
William Grohoski |
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84. 8th AERIAL PORT at Can Tho Airfield, 1967-68.
Photo by:
William Grohoski |
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85. During Tet '68 a 52nd Sig NCO (E-6/7) jumped in his jeep, backed up cutting his wheels to the left, then spinning the wheels to
the right he put it in first and gave it the gas. What he didn't realize was that he had caught the guy cable in the rear
bumper and when he took off he brought the mast holding this double bedspring antenna down, folding it like a carpenters ruler.
Made so much noise that we thought a plane had crashed. Does anyone recall
any more details of this incident?
Photo by: William Grohoski |
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86. Air Tower, Can Tho
Airfield, 1965.
Photo by: Robert Payette |
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87. Nativity scene Eakin Compound, 1967.
Photo by:
William Grohoski |
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88. Jan 1968, This banner displayed at Binh Thuy Navy just a day or two
before TET began. Rather ironic..
Photo by:
William Grohoski |
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89. Damage to a five ton dump, TET '68, Can Tho Airfield, B-40
rocket.
Photo by:
William Grohoski |
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90. Damage to barracks, TET '68, Can Tho Airfield.
Photo by:
William Grohoski |
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91. Damage to a CONEX, TET '68, Can Tho Airfield.
Photo by:
William Grohoski |
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92. Damage to a Quonset hut latrine, TET '68, Can Tho Airfield.
Photo by:
William Grohoski |
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93. Damage to Tents, TET '68, Can Tho Airfield.
Photo by:
William Grohoski |
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94. Junk-on-a-bunk. GI just collapsed onto his bunk after a long night
when a mortar round shredded his bunk, wall locker and barracks. This was how exhausted we were, no energy to take cap nor boots off,
Can Tho Airfield.
Photo by:
William Grohoski |
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95. Coming into Can Tho Airfield, 1965.
Photo by: Robert Payette |
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96. Yes Ma she really DID type, Can Tho, 1965.
Photo by: Robert Payette |
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97. Office workers, HHC 13th Avn (Delta) Bn, Can Tho, 1965.
Sp/4 Brace and Miss Tuyet.
Photo by: Robert Payette |
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98. Can Tho Airfield, 1965.
Photo by: Robert Payette |
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99. Prayer for Christmas and the Christmas Dinner menu, 13th Avn
Bn Mess Hall, Can Tho Airfield, 1967.
Photo by:
William Grohoski |
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100. Prayer for Thanksgiving and the Thanksgiving Dinner menu,
13th Avn Bn Mess Hall, Can Tho Airfield, 1967.
Photo by:
William Grohoski |
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101. Protestant Worship Service bulletin, 4 Feb. 1968, Can Tho
Airfield Chapel. Also the day before Bill's birthday. Photo by:
William Grohoski |
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102. Commander's Christmas message. General Westmoreland.
Photo by:
William Grohoski |
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103. Commander's Thanksgiving message. General
Westmoreland.
Photo by:
William Grohoski |
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104. Dan Sweeney, 1967-68, 52nd Signal Bn, Can Tho Airfield.
Photo by:
Dan Sweeney |
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105. Dan Sweeney and friend, 1967-68, Can Tho Airfield.
Photo by:
Dan Sweeney |
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106. Barracks area shot, 1968, Can Tho Airfield.
Photo by:
Dan Sweeney |
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107. A friend of Dan Sweeney, 1967-68, Can Tho Airfield.
Photo by:
Dan Sweeney |
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108. 1967-68, A plane landing at Can Tho Airfield.
Photo by:
Dan Sweeney |
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109. 1967-68, A plane landing at Can Tho Airfield, Tower in
background.
Photo by:
Dan Sweeney |
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110. 1967-68, A Vietnamese Switchboard operator in front of the Signal Center,
Can Tho Airfield.
Photo by:
Dan Sweeney |
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111. The control tower on the Can
Tho airfield, 1967-68.
Photo by: Bill
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112. The control tower on the airfield.
Photo by: Bill
Grohoski |
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113. The TIKI HUT, "Service Club",
1967-68.
Photo by: Bill
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114. Airstrip taken from the 162' signal tower Aug. 1967. Construction of "jungle barracks" about to commence.
Air Tower in background.
Photo by: Bill
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115. Cemetery across fence from the tall signal tower. This usually got shot up every time we had an attack at night.
As the parachute flares would cast all sorts of weird shadows and the GI's in the guard towers would rake the cemetery with M-60's. The monuments were
stucco bricks and then whitewashed.
Photo by: Bill
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116. This picture was taken during TET '68. The 3rd building in the middle row had taken a
mortar or RPG round and the shrapnel had peppered our barracks next to
it. My duffle bag and mosquito netting were shredded but luckily I wasn't
in the barracks at the time. Our barracks was the second one in from the road in the middle.
The barracks that Joe, Rick, Jim, and Fred stayed in is on the
near corner with only the 1st floor showing.
Photo by: Bill
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117.
Barracks under construction late 1967. The Air Tower is in the
background.
Photo by: Bill
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118. This picture was taken during TET '68. The 3rd building in the middle row had taken a
mortar or RPG round and the shrapnel had peppered our barracks next to
it. My duffle bag and mosquito netting were shredded but luckily I wasn't
in the barracks at the time. Our barracks was the second one in from the road in the middle.
Photo by: Bill
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119. West End of Can Tho Airfield compound (towards Binh Thuy)
Photo by: Bill
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120. Barracks, Jan. 1968
Photo by: Bill
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