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Leavin' Dong Tam for a patrol on APC's - Curtis Irvin in the center & Lt. Jack Benedick to his left.
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Lt. Jack Benedick & RTO Bob French - Gettin' ready for a patrol - Dong Tam.
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Lt. Jack Benedick - performing his last 2nd Platoon rifle inspection at Dong Tam prior to his reassignment in September
1967. That's Sgt. Kerr in tow as Lt. Jack steps away from Mike Cramer and Bill Reynolds.
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Between Patrols & Playin' Cards On The USS Winchester County - Left Clockwise: "Smiling" Frank Modde, Curtis Irvin,
Mike Cramer, Bill Reynolds, Stan Cockrell & Doc Tanner. It appears that Mike is peekin' at Bill's cards
& Frank thinks he has a winning hand!
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James Holstine taking a break between patrols on the USS Benewah.
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Mike Cramer diggin' our sign!
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Yo, Freddy Harrell You're Lookin' Great!
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Curtis Irvin Lookin' Pretty Dang Narly!
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Dong Tam - September 1967 Center left: Mike Cramer Lower left: Bill Varsafsky, Curtis Irvin, Bob French, Frank
Modde, Bill Reynolds, Sgt. Dan Kerr, James Holstine, & Jerry Farber.
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Dong Tam - Sept 1967 - Upper right & weaving down: Frank Modde, Bob French, Mike Cramer, Jimmie Salazar, ???, Fred
Harrell, James Holstine, Curtis Irvin, Bill Varsafsky & Jerry Farber.
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Mike Cramer just thrilled to be in Dong Tam.
There's his 2nd Platoon buddies just starting to dig mortar trenches - this is the very beginning of Dong Tam becoming a Mobile Riverine Base Camp in the Delta.
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2nd Platoon Troopers on a break between patrols.
That's Danny Fischer in the middle with Mike Cramer on the right. We're tryin' to remember the guy on the left.....help please!
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