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CCKen · December 30th, 2010, 01:48 PM

Just a couple pics of the Vietnamese locals at Lai Khe, 1967. Nothing to get excited about.

Little girl at Lai Khe. View looking down 'main street'.

Helpers at the 1st ID, 3rd Bde, Head & Head Shed mess hall, Lai Khe. As you can imagine, that was rat city.

It helps to remember how warm (hot) it was there now that it's cold here in Michigan.

fkienast · January 3rd, 2011, 02:20 AM

After my reading about VN, it nice to see real photos of it. Thanks for sharing.

30Caliber · February 4th, 2011, 04:24 AM

Found this picture of Lai Khe in some of my dad's slides. This would be mid 1970.

Paliden · February 4th, 2011, 12:59 PM

Man, the one thing I remember the most was the heat. I thought summer in VA was bad! All though right now I could stand just a little of that heat LOL

CCKen · February 12th, 2011, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Paliden

Man, the one thing I remember the most was the heat.

Got that right Paliden. I remember after days on end of 100 degree weather, when it went down to 70 degrees one night I thought I was going to freeze to death.

RET DEP 04 · February 12th, 2011, 11:58 PM

There's a memory. Two blankets, a real cot, dressed and teeth chattering. It got down to 67 degrees. Dong Ba Thin, 1969.

Paliden · February 14th, 2011, 06:37 AM

[QUOTE=RET DEP 04;652278]There's a memory. Two blankets, a real cot,

man I remember out for a few days at a time setup on trails NO tent or cot, just what cover we setup in. Man what were we thinking!!! Today we complain about a mattress being to hard.

Trapdoor1888 · March 5th, 2011, 04:34 PM

Was in Nha Trang 6-68 - 100 + . Went to Dalat in 6-69. About froze to death. Think we had sleepinbg bags. Then to Phan Thiet - hot again. That nis the Army for you.