guess I'm old now!
Ft. Campbell for basic in the summer of 1967
Ft. Sill for Arty AIT and then on to track school
Chu Lai on Pearl Harbor Day in 1967 and was sent to Gator with Bravo/3rd/16th in the Americal Div. Left Gator in the late spring of 1968, and did ops with 101st, 196th, and at least one with the 198th infantry down south. Came back for a complete refit on Gator, and headed north for real fun. Ended up doing a couple months in the Que Son Valley and finally ended that op out on the Lao border. From there we went to work with a SF A Team detatchment at A102. There were some infantry east of us but not much, and most of the recreation we had was with these guys. Later we went on three gun ops with 101st and 196th infantry again, and much later got to know the Hiep Duc Ridge too well. Saw about twenty LZ's, and shot with everybody from Marines to SF from time to time (15 months). Came home a civilian, and ain't looked back!
to the rest of you: "Welcome Home Brothers"
gary
