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Here is a very interesting set of photos provided by Kurt Baird. They were taken between October '70 and March of '71, when Kurt lost his camera. Kurt was in D Company's First Platoon. Thanks to Kurt for sending these excellent pictures.
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River Under Observation for Five Days
Left to Right: Shorty, Joe, Dave, Mick, Mark, Mike & Jerry Jones, kneeling in front: Fred
Jim Jones and Chuck (E-6)
L to R: Dave, Kurt Baird, Bunker in Background
Jerry Jones, Bunker in Background.
There were 15-20 of these huts.
LT Walt Kudlacik, Dog Handler, Dave
"Super Six" Henry Sones, Bringing in a Bird
L to R: Al, Chuck Thompson, "Doc" Thomas and Spooner
Kurt Baird Sitting in NVA Hospital
Dave, with NVA Helmet, was Point Man, Jim Thomas
Ross, Chuck (E-6), Jerry Jones
Big Dave Marrell, Kurt Baird, John Taque
LZ Made by Daisy Cutter Bomb
Had a Man Wounded Taking this Compex
LT Walt Kudlacik (back to the camera), Pete Weinziri, Chuck Thompson.
Kurt Baird. Bridge goes over a stream.
Burning Huts. This Complex had 25 huts, 15 to 20 feet wide and 50 to 80 feet long, plus four full grain bins.
Two Engineers Looking for Mines
A View from the Water Point of the Firebase
Kurt Burning More NVA Huts
Just Took off from Clearing on Ridge
LT and 'Super Six' Filling Sand Bags
Quad 50's Working Out at Night
FSB Timbuktu in Construction. 1st Platoon of Delta was the first to land. Dave's gun team was the first in the platoon.
FSB Timbuktu under Construction
Far Left, "Doc" Thomas, six guys in Middle???,Middle w/o shirt LT Kudlacik and Dave Merrell Standing and Right Side, AL(no shirt) and Kurt Baird, Sitting on Helmet. (Timbuktu)
Standing Left, Dave Merrell-playing cards-
Kurt Baird, Tom Scott, John Tague, Pete Weinziri
L to R: Pete Weinziri, Jerry Jones, Henry Sones (Super Six), Kurt Baird, LT Kudlacik and John Tague
Al and Dave (and back to the camera)
