This is my graduation picture from Noncommissioned Officer Candidate School. I was with the 81st Company, Class 1-70 and graduation was on September 30, 1969. My Company won the Tiger Tactics Award during this cycle.
This photo was taken in Vietnam on my birthday, May 5, 1970. I turned 22 that day and my birthday cake was a C-Ration, Pound Cake. The place was on Dong Ha Mountain also known as FSB Fuller. My Company, Delta 1/11th Inf, 5th Inf Div. had fought off a sapper attack a few nights before. I'm holding one of the recovered AK-50's. We were on FSB Fuller for 43 days, during which time we received a barrage of over 600 rounds of 120mm mortars from the North Vietnamese Army 27th Regiment. FSB Fuller was located a few miles South of the DMZ.
Here are a few photos of Dong Ha Mountain formerly ( FSB Fuller during the Vietnam War )
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This is a photo taken when the Marines first started building FSB Fuller. (circa 1967)
This is a photo taken of the mountain 2008, probably from the Highway going toward Laos, QL9
This photo, taken on the mountain in December 1969. This is the West end of the mountain where the 1st Platoon occupied and guarded. Note the "Rock Pile" on the berm to the left. I think that is "Rocket Ridge" to the right of the berm in the center
This photo, also taken on the mountain in 2008. This is the West section of the mountain where the 1st Platoon occupied and guarded.
This photo, also taken from the mountain in 2008. This is toward Highway QL9 to the South. This is close to the area where the men od Delta 1/11 were picked up by trucks on May 10, 1970, the day they walked off FSB Fuller
This photo is probaby the area where the TOC was located.
This photo is looking up toward the TOC ( Tactical Operation Center) in April 1970.
50 year reunion for Larry Stigdon and Mark Kamm.
Mark Kamm Basic Training Photo
Gertz, Kamm and Gary Spieker
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