Photos of Bear Cat
By
John F DeLong
Co C 709th Maint. Bn
Thank You John for helping The 709th Maint Bn
1) here is 2 Co C Sgts Showering at Blackhorse. home of the 11 Cav. while on operation Paddington Sept. 1967. Sgt. Merideth, Maintenance Platoon, has the dark hair and Sgt Crothers has light hair
2) This is a photo inside the junior officer's tent at Bear Cat, of course, staged. The officers are Lt. Bob Gregoire, Lt. Jerry Swallows, and WO. Neal
3) Capt. Szustak, CO of company C watching as our M 88 recovery vehicle leaves on a mission escorted by M 113.
4) The M 88 of Charley Co. with her crew summer of 67 Bear Cat
Driver Christiansen, on the deck is Jolly, at the 50 Cal Sgt Robert Inks, in the back Jon Hill
5) The Shop office of Charley Co. at Bear Cat 67 Shown are Specialists Medley & Connolly ( From Texas ) and Lt. Delong.
6) Maintenance personnel Charley Co. Bear Cat, Summer of 67
7) Charley Co. M 88s on Operation Junction City near Tayninth. In the background is the mountain called Black Virgin, near the Cambodian Border
8) Men of Charley Co. on Operation Paddington with the 11th Cav. Sept 67
Wet, cold & constant rain.
9) Lt Delong, Shop Officer, on Operation Paddington Sept. 67
10) Charley Company's recreation hall at Bear Cat,
Built entirely by the men of Charley Co.
11) The infamous jeep C-51. The Batallion took one of our jeeps
so we made this one salvage. We could do anything.
12) The inside of the recreation hall at Bear Cat built by the men
13) The inside of the recreation hall at Bear Cat built by the men
14) Lt. John Delong is reunited with Capt. Frank Szustak, CO. Charley Co.
The reunion occurred in October, 04 37 years almost to the day they last saw each other. I never thought this would happen.
It was a reunion we will always remember.
Jack Delong left, Frank Szustak right
15) Capt Frank Szustak and his wife, Mary Ann, in front of there home in Wyomissing, Pa. ( near Reading)
Thank You Jack DeLong for helping the 709th Maint Bn.
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