John Sclimenti's Collection

1st Platoon, C Company, 4th/47th Battalion, 2nd Brigade

Ben Acevedo & John Sclimenti ready for
another patrol out of Camp Bearcat.
 

Troopers Todd Kissel, Mike Black (2nd Plt) & John Sclimenti (1st Plt) Photo taken during Basic Training at Fort Riley, Kanas - Summer 1966
 

1st Platoon troopers - Left: Robert Hausner, Cecil Bridges,
Marvin Grover, ??, Don Peterson, Larry Shipman, & ??.
 

Army issue beer - Marvin Grover, John Sclimenti and
Jim Stephens - Camp Bearcat, March 1967.
 

Sleeping quartersaboard the USS Colleton - John Sclimenti at left,
John Bauler at right & ? Vreda at lower center.
 

John Sclimenti and his pal Vreda
 

Here's a photo John sent from Dong Tam to his wife
Aug 1967 - on the back he wrote, "I love you honey!"
 

1st Platoon troopers, at left: James Ericsson, Richard Norwood,
John Sclimenti, ? Vreda, & Doug Wilson -Camp Bearcat.
 

Here's John in our sleeping quarters aboard the USS
Weschester somewhere along the Mekong River - Oct 1967.
 

Here's John bringing in a faux Huey Helicopter.
 

Man, who doesn't love an
M60 Machine Gun!?
 

Who is this 1st Platoon trooper checking out a starlight scope.