Firebase Andre
Firebase Andre
Firebase Pershing
Firebase Sherman
Supply dropoff site
Jungle site
Plenty of leeches in this water
Toni saved out lives March 7th, 1971
My dairy pages
One bad beast we often called for
Choppers landing stirs up the dust
Waiting for pickup
Drop off of supplies
Here comes the choppers, real hero pilots
Returning from mission
Going in after a air strike
Here we go again. Go CAV!!!
Awesome scout dog smelling the VC
Lost 40 lbs. doing this using a machete
VC trail, usually not a good sign when well traveled
Going after the VC in thick jungle
Hot! Hot! 110 degrees
Joe Elium was a good soldier
Peaceful looking. WRONG!!!!
Saving our lives was a tiresome job
VC tried to kill us. RIP!!
Medivac always a welcome site
Gee, wonder where this goes???? Not fun!!!
OK we are tired and ready to leave the jungle
We take all the supplies we can carry, 90 lbs each.
I did NOT like it down here but lots of weapons
I know I'm tired, I still feel it
During a break, scout dog alerts on 2 VC, we made it while they didn't
Tall grass easy cover for the VC
Welcome sight for us
Brave pilots in open area
Arrival for our pickup
KIA March 11, 1971
Lucci's KIA facts, 4 days after our biggest battle yet
Lucci at firebase. KIA age 20.
I slept like this for months in the jungle
My squad of 1st Cav 2/7 Hunter/Killer Team
Fixing a home cooked meal, rice and more rice and Texas Pete
90 lbs on back heading out for mission
weapons found in tunnels
more tunnel weapons, over 100 of them
If only it would have worked, full of mud
crossing with M60 wide open for ambush
putting our Claymores every night around us
lifting wounded out of jungle
shot up and home bound but alive
firebase Christmas dinner
hunting VC from up front, still isn't safe
this mission was very tiring, 1000 meters heavy jungle with a machete
hot food was a rare event from jungle food