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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