Jimmie Salazar's Collection

2nd Platoon, C Company, 4th/47th Battalion, 2nd Brigade

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All Texans:  Front L to R - Richard Vidal, Jimmie Salazar, Frank Rodriguez, ??. Middle Row L to R - Gilbert Diaz, Pablo Zamora, Viciniez.
Top Row L to R - Jose Hernandez, Jose Sauceda, Nicholas Dones, Vargas, ??.

Dong Tam - November, 1967. Here's Jimmie standing "Short"!

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Bill Varsafsky and Mario Lopez takin' a break from building
 bunkers at Dong Tam's perimeter - April, 1967.
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Lt. Jack readin' his map upside down - harhar!
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Home Town Boys (Austin, Texas) Jimmie and his pal James Holstine.

Who is this? Pancho Villa!?
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Lt. Jack Benedick lookin' cool at our Dong Tam perimeter
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Gil Rodriguez (San Fernando, California) lookin' really grumpy and it's no wonder - he's surrounded by two menacing Jimmie Salazars!
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So, uhhh........Mario, are you enjoying your R & R yet?  Nice goin' Jimmie, takin' a photo of your pal in a private moment.  Haha!
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Mario Lopez (El Centro, California) and Jimmie aboard the USS Benewah in the Mekong Delta.
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There goes the 2nd Platoon off to Vung Tau for one day of R & R. Or, as Willie McTear would say, "The heathens are off to get drunk"!

Man, these guys really like being in the U.S. Army!
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Nick Dones, Jimmie Salazar and Jose Sauceda at Dong Tam in the Mekong Delta.
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Here's Jimmie posing for Playgirl Magazine.  Oh, wait a minute - that magazine hasn't been invented yet. Doh!
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All the comforts of home, eh Jimmie!?  Well, at least the Navy Barracks Ship was clean and the chow was good.
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Jimmie hangin' out between patrols aboard one of the MRF barracks ships - check out the row of Tangos behind him.
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Richard Vidal and Jimmie wishing they could drive that jeep from Dong Tam all the way back to Texas!
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Mendez & Salazar down in the Mekong Delta. . .

Bob French wandering aimlessly among our tents at Dong Tam - May 1967.
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It's Beer:30 for Jimmie & James Holstine at the ole Bunker Shelter. . .
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2nd Platoon Medic, Aron De La Cruz (Beeville, Texas) at right - Aron replaced Bill Geier who gave the ultimate sacrifice during our June 19th Battle.
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Edward P. Diaz from San Antonio.
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Fred Harrell (Georgia) chillin' at Dong Tam.
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Bill Varsafsky (Washington) not chillin' at Dong Tam - notice Sergeant Dan Kerr (far right) . . . he's chillin'. . . .again!

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