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20230426_Roman_Berry_Owles.jpg
 20230426_Romano_Berry_Owles890 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.55555
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20230426_A421_North_Wall.jpg
 20230426_A421_North Wall71 viewsThe "North Wall" position was actually on the NW perimeter of the camp, 50m to the right and slightly behind the Team House. It was composed of large, house-sized limestone boulders which were an outcrop of Hill 58. There was a small single lane cleft running between the Team House and the North Wall (NW) position; about 25m past the NW was the Medical bunker/dispensary. Visible atop the large central boulder was a sandbagged-roof limestone block bunker. Two U.S. SF personnel manned it every night.55555
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20230426_A421_ARCLIGHT.jpg
 20230426_A421_ARCLIGHT48 viewsB52 ARCLIGHT bomb strike on Nui Cam, about 1.5-2km southeast of A421/Hill 58. Concussions from the strike blew fluorescent bulbs out of the lights in the medical bunker.55555
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20230426_A421_FDC_Nui_Cam.jpg
 20230426_A421_FDC_Nui Cam53 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 missi55555
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20230426_A421_John_Aerts.jpg
 20230426_A421_John Aerts51 viewsSGT John Aerts (Weapons SGT) overlooking crater after an obsolete ordnance disposal operation which took place outside the camp perimeter.55555
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20230426_A421_John_Meyer_John_Aerts.jpg
 20230426_A421_John Meyer_John Aerts51 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.55555
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20230426_A421_SSG_Ron_Owles.jpg
 20230426_A421_SSG Ron Owles48 viewsSSG Ron Owles, Weapons Sgt. Typical team uniform of Tiger fatigues; standing in front of chicken coop (team had 100 chickens as a Civic Action program - we ended up eating them; no eggs as the coop was 25 yards from the 105mm/4.2" mortar pits). SSG Owles was career SF - retired as CSM.55555
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20230426_A421_Hill_58_Looking_W_to_E.jpg
 20230426_A421_Hill 58 Looking W to E53 viewsCamp Ba Xoai in shadow of Hill 58, looking from west to east at sunrise; Nui Cam mountain to right of Hill 5855555
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 A421 Ba Xoai Original Team Patch (Reverse)73 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)55555
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 A421 Ba Xoai Original Team Patch 62 viewsOriginal A421 Team patch, made in Can Tho circa mid-1970, 50 total. Designed by Team Medic, SSG Michael J. Berry55555
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A_411_TEAM_PHOTO_1967_2myphc701.jpg
 A 411 TEAM PHOTO 1967 2myphc70198 views55555
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