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 A421 Ba Xoai Original Team Patch 61 viewsOriginal A421 Team patch, made in Can Tho circa mid-1970, 50 total. Designed by Team Medic, SSG Michael J. Berry
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 A421 Ba Xoai Original Team Patch (Reverse)71 viewsOriginal A421 Team patch (reverse), made in Can Tho circa mid-1970, 50 total. Designed by Team Medic, SSG Michael J. Berry. Backing is brown paper (like a grocery bag)
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 20230426_A421_FDC_Nui Cam51 viewsView overlooking Team House on left (limestone block construction with PSP/sandbag roof; the 105mm howitzer and 4.2" mortar pits were straight out from the FDC (just out of the photo); 400gal water tank on roof of Team House for the kitchen, and a 400gal water trailer between Team House and berm; FDC bunker built into berm. Main entrances to FDC bunker and Team House immediately opposite on another. Far mountain to NE is Nui Cam; smoke to extreme left of photo is from initial bombs from a B52 ARCLIGHT missi
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 20230426_A421_Hill 58 Looking W to E50 viewsCamp Ba Xoai in shadow of Hill 58, looking from west to east at sunrise; Nui Cam mountain to right of Hill 58
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 20230426_A421_John Meyer_John Aerts49 viewsSGTs John Meyer (Operations) and John Aerts (Weapons), prior to a mine sweep (note mine detector held by SGT Aerts) of the main approach road into Ba Xoai. Note Tiger fatigues - standard duty uniform; we never wore issue jungle fatigues while at camp.
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 20230426_A421_Showers_Nui Cam42 viewsLooking NE from roof of Team House; mountain in distance is Nui Cam; smoke in center is start of a B52 ARCLIGHT bombing mission; structure at lower left is the shower building, right of it are wash basins, behind is the generator shed; lower right is cinder block corrugated roof warehouse; cutting through center from left to right is the camp's main berm - structures in berm are bunkers and CIDG "hooches".
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 20230426_A421_SSH72 viewsSky Crane helicopter ("Super Shit Hook") lifting out well-drilling rig, A421, Ba Xoai. The well drilling rig was part of a Civic Action program aimed at drilling water wells for local communities.
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 20230426_A421_Tokai Gecko796 viewsTeam "mascot", a Tokai gecko. He was mean and would bite if provoked. We also had a rock python which we fed live rats (and bet on: how long it took him to catch the rat, how long it took him to swallow it). We had two Team dogs, Lady and Petey (aka "Pecker"), Lady's son.
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 20230426_A421_Wat 0149 viewsBuddist Temple "Wat" within the Ba Xoai perimeter on the East side of Hill 58 amidst the CIDG family "hooches". An NVA sapper penetrated the perimeter and took refuge in the temple; He was KIA on the temple balcony (white railing) by CIDG troops the morning of 1 April 1970 after a 48 man NVA Sapper company assaulted the camp.
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 A421 Ba Xoai Buddist Temple54 viewsBuddist temple (Wat) located behind (west of) Hill 58/A421 camp proper. Temple was surrounded by CIDG family "hooches" but within the overall camp perimeter. An NVA sapper penetrated the perimeter and took refuge in the temple; CIDG forces killed him by gun fire on the balcony (white balustrade in photo). He was the only on of his 48 man company to penetrate the perimeter.
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 20230426_Romano_Berry_Owles889 viewsComing in off a several days patrol: SGT Ron Romano (Intel Sgt), SSG Mike Berry (Senior Medic), and SSG Ron Owles (Weapons SGT). That's a can of Miller Hghi-Life in my hand.
 
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