Dale Tincher – Vietnam – 1970-71
I am proud to have served with the 1st Cavalry Division (1st and 2nd of the 8th) in Vietnam and The 1st Infantry Division (Big Red One) in the U.S.
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- In the “bush”. I’m on the right. I was a Lieutenant & platoon leader. One of our sergeants is in the middle, my Radio Telephone Operator (RTO) is on the left.
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- Getting ready to go back to the jungle. The pack weighed 70 pounds.
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- He was too cute to refuse. We bought the cokes.
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- My Company Commander Captain Neal. He spoke fluent Vietnamese – a good officer.
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- Me in the rear area. The command bunker behind me got shelled a few times.
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- It rained for weeks during the monsoon season. We stayed soaked much of the time. It was warm – no problem. I tried to grow a moustache (the fad), but it didn’t do well.
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- Fire Support Base Fontaine
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- Eating kool-aid
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- My RTO viewing our landing spot
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- A helicopter arrival
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- An observation tower
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- Gunship view
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- Our Kit Carson Scouts. Former Viet Cong who helped us navigate and stay alive
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- Gunship view. Gunships and artillery shot up the area prior to our landing.
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- Leisure time – we had lots of it.
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- A Sergeant with whom I worked
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- Some of our platoon. Lots of comradery
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- My replacement trying to adjust to the heat. I don’t think he ever did adjust.
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- A Viet Cong bunker we discovered. They had recently left. We sounded like elephants walking through the jungle. We never surprised them. (My camera was wet.)
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- Bien Hoa rear area. The showers were cold, but it was far better than the bush (jungle) and we had maid service for a couple dollars a week. When in the jungle, we often went many days without bathing.
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- I was Battalion S-1 (admin officer) for a period.
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- With some of our sergeants. The one on the right was 6′ 7″.
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- Saigon street scene. Everything was extremely inexpensive.
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- Saigon street area. I visited Saigon once.
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- More Saigon
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- Saigon taxi
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- Saigon bicycle / motorcycle traffic
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- More S-1 admin officer duty
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- A cute friend who visited periodically
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- Vietnam from a chopper (helicopter)
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- Water buffalo
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- He stayed with us most of the time – a great young man
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- Vietnamese waving as we drove by. I don’t like to think about their futures. All Americans were considered to be wealthy. We were, compared to their standards.
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- Our pet dog & mascot – a very sweet dog & good friend. I had just arrived in Vietnam.
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- A good salesman!
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- A picture after I had just arrived. The fan helped a bit. We wore t-shirts a lot.
