Gallery 22 - Virgil Rittenhouse's Pictures

Virgil Rittenhouse (nickname: Happy Gap) was in the 2nd Platoon of D-2/7 from 1967-1968. His pictures, shown below, are mostly of times spent at camp with friends and fellow troopers. Some of the men in the pictures are not identified. The majority of the pictures were taken at LZ Betty, Phan Thiet, An Khe and LZ Bartlett. If you recognize yourself in one of those photos or know anyone that is not identified, please let us know.

Virgil Rittenhouse	Rittenhouse again	Thomas McKnight	Gerald McKinney, KIA	(l. to r.,) 2 unidentified, Rittenhouse & Williams
Name?	Brown and McKnight	Reginald Sark	Sark relaxing	Name?
Edward McLeod	McLeod cleaning gear	Leroy Brown	Brown and Sark	1LT Glen Gayheart
Robt. Legore & Michael Wiliams	Names?	Michael Williams	Robt. Atkins & Richard Hull	Unidentified Sgt. & Robt. Atkins
David Martin	Name?	Paul Beaulieu	Names?	Names?
Names?	Our platoon airlifted	ARVN 2LT Ly Hacong	Virgil Rittenhouse	Robert Legore
Jim Hughes, Johnny Parkey and Robert Atkins

Short-timer calendar	Short-timer drawing	The Ace of Spades	A Guide to Vietnam	1st Cavalry Division Association Membership Card 1968
		VietnamWar Posters
Republic of South Vietnam Currency and Military Payment Certificate


Rittenhouse at An Khe	Dean Tucker at An Khe	Perimeter at An Khe	Perimeter at An Khe	Basecamp at An Khe
Basecamp at An Khe		The Gate at LZ Betty	Battalion HQ at LZ Betty	Gunship at LZ Betty
Chopper Pad at LZ Betty	Helicopter parts-LZ Betty	Rittenhouse at LZ Betty	LZ Betty	LZ Betty
Street in Phan Thiet	Downtown Phan Thiet	Downtown Phan Thiet	New barber shop in Phan Thiet.
Chapel at LZ Bartlett	Paul Beaulieu-LZ Bartlett		Titty Mountain?