These photos were sent to me by Joe Sanchez, a member of one
of the rifle platoons in our company. Some of them were taken by Robert Martinez, a medic
with Co. D and Paul Stroessner, a rifleman from Co. A, 2nd Bn., 7th Cav.
(Click on thumbnail picture to
enlarge)
A photo of
José Sánchez Picón in 1967
A patrol which found a
Viet Cong encampment
A cache of VC food and
supplies found was burned
The patrol crossing through
elephant grass
A house near LZ Betty
which was dubbed Howard
Johnson's because of its style
Vietnamese peasant woman
outside the Howard
Johnson's house
Trooper posing after
inspecting the house
and surrounding area
Water buffalo being
used to plow the fields
Troops approaching a
village while on patrol
A view of the perimeter
of LZ Virginia
A group of surrendered VC
are guarded near the perimeter
Concertina and barbed wire
help protect the camp perimeter
Another bleak view of the
camp perimeter
An unidentified trooper
strolls through the local village
Soldiers walking through the
village usually attracted 1 or 2 kids
A trooper tries balancing a
typical Vietnamese load
An unidentified grunt poses
near the village shops
A jeep driven onto the Phan
Thiet beach stops for a break
Fishermen out late on the
South China Sea near Phan Thiet
A jeep provided transportation
for a pass into Phan Thiet
Army jeeps shared this bridge with
Vietnamese trishaws and pedestrians
A Catholic Church stood out
in this Phan Thiet neighborhood
Vietnamese children were playing
on this quiet Phan Thiet street
Typical Vietnamese store fronts
on a commercial street
Jeeps returning to LZ Betty
near the airfield
A Huey helicopter transporting
troops
A Chinook helicopter carries
a piece of artillery to camp
Artillery units supported the
line companies from base camp
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