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Literally for days after collecting and burying these fellows you could smell and even taste the odor of rotting corpses.

It got into your sinuses, hair, clothing, everywhere. I once stood under a cold shower fully clothed for 20 minutes all the time scrubbing my entire body and uniform with soap. Sorry you had to see these photos but considering what is happening around the world we shouldn''t forget the horrors of war. Never forget. For when we do we commit the same mistakes and the horrors begin all over.
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Army Mule M274

The M274 mechanical mule or "Army Mule" was a 4 wheel drive 1/2 ton vehicle that could carry more than 1000 pounds of ammo, cargo, or personnel. They even mounted a 106mm recoilless rifle with missiles on it. These vehicles sometimes come up for sale on Ebay

60 MM Mortar
Mortar at LZ Schueller - March 1967. This was our idea of artillery protection for the troops.

Captured ********* 1966
This is what is left of a unit of 300 VC that got ambushed by helicopters from the 336th Assault Helicopter Company out of Soc Trang. The VC were disregarding all previous lessons and walking through some open rice paddies when spotted by elements of the 336th.

Captured ********* Weapons
Note the bolt action rifles that were standard issue for the VC in 1966. The ubiquitous AK47 didn''t appear in large numbers until later.

Captured ********* Weapons
A truck load of VC weapons. Most will end up being destroyed but more than one American soldier brought home a souvenir or two. It was a lot easier to do this in 1966. Slip the supply Sgt. a few bucks and he would certify your bags or footlocker as being inspected for customs purposes.

On the Way to POW Camp
Some of these POW''s were not hard core commies but simply peasants forced into VC units at the point of a bayonet.

Được FDDinh sửa chữa / chuyển vào 01:04 ngày 12/12/2008

a unit of the 1st Infantry Division rests at the end of an operation near the large Long Binh base camp.

4th Infantry Division near Pleiku. SOmtime in 1968.