Photo of  Dong Tam

By Mike Palmeri

Hq & A Co 709th Maint. Bn.

1) 155 and civilian Contractor

2) Berm behind the shop area

3)  Col Ben Alberts tennis court construction

4) Behind the shop area berm

5) Bear Cat showers

6) Attacking test fire pit

7) Attacking my guard bunker

8) Armament hooch left on the right was to be an EM Club but was never finished because of the 9th pulling out of Dong Tam

9) Ammo Dump story NY paper

10) 175 intact Long Binh

11) 175 exploded Long Binh

 

12) Mike Palmeri on a 155 mm self propelled

13) 155 mm at base near Tan An

14) 155 fire mission near Tan An

15) Chief, Palmeri front  Dixson middle rear

16) Cater, Dixson, Palmeri Front  Nase, Stoking rear right

17) Cards

18) Cards

19) Cards

20) Butch Infantry friend & Drinking Buddy

21) Bunker Bear Cat made a good rain catcher

22) Bob Hope audience 1968

23)  Bob Hope Arriving

24) Bob Carter, Frank Routt hard at it

25)  Bob Carter

26) Blevins

27)  Bldgs destroyed ammo dump

28)  Bldgs destroyed ammo dump

29)  Bldgs destroyed ammo dump

30) Welcome Home Aug 69

31)  War is HELL

32)  Hq & A Co area

33)  ??, Mike Palmeri, Nagode

34) Turn Here  off QL 4

35) The fun detail

36) Test fire pit

37) Sgt Alverez

38) Saigon Lady

39) Mike Palmeri R&R Singapore

40)  Mike Palmeri R&R Singapore Harbor

41) River by hwy QL 4

42) Repaired and no extra parts

43) Remember our movie chairs

44) Racing down Ambush Alley the dirt road

 between Dong Tam & Mt Tho

45) Pops Snivley & Mike Palmeri

46) Platoon BBQ blurry

47) Periscope out of 155 mm

48) Our LOVELY latrines at Hq & A Co area

49) Old Reliable Acad. Bear Cat

50)  No fool i work near the AC

51) A night fire fight

52)  News paper story Bronze Star

53) Near Dong Tam

54) Bob Nase with sunglass

55) Bob Nase test firing a M 60

56) Bob Nase, Chief

57) Name unknown he was from Boston

58) My toy again

59)  Movie area

60) Mess Hall rear

61) Mess Hall Front

62) Mike Palmeri and the shop van

63) Palmeri, Carter, Stocking, & ????

64) Mike and his toy

65) Mike Palmeri, We took a lot of breaks

66) Mike and a 105 mm now what

67) lots of blank space on the short time calender

68) Long Binh they had it good up there

69) Kids in Saigon

70) Kapusto & Palmeri at he test fire pit

71) Joe Benson and the 8" gun

72) Jim Stocking on the left & ????

73) Instruments waiting repair

74)  Instrument Repair shop

75) Home Sweet Home

76)  Bldgs destroyed ammo dump 4

77)  Hq & A Co Area

78) Graves alongside hwy 4

79) Frank Routt seated & Sgt Prest

80)  First week in Nam Academy Bear Cat

81) Esso & Bullet holes in the wall

82) Ed Bloxsom center

83) Dong Tam sign

84) Col Alberts tennis court RHIP

85) Coke sign Saigon

86) Church My Tho

87) Christmas sent from home 1968

88) Christmas sent from home 1968

Thank You Mike Palmeri for the  Photos

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