Photos and comments from Richard "Biz" Virlee
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Can Tho ATCU-100A patch |
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One of the communication vans all sand bagged in. What a job filling
sand bags in the heat.... |
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Three generators to power the communications vans |
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Two communication vans |
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Picture at communications site. Two sailors - unknown who they
are. |
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Picture at communications site. Two sailors - unknown who they
are. |
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Lt Carter and Chief Scott ?? |
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Airport with all steel runway - communications vans, antennas and
generators were next to airport |
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Picture taken at communication site. Sailor from Yokosuka, Japan
Unknown name. |
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South Vietnamese family lived at communication site. They lived in
grass hut middle of photo |
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Richard "Biz" Virlee, RM3. - one of the sailors from
Yokosuka, Japan |
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Richard "Biz"Virlee, RM3 . Ready to go to work at the
communication site. Picture taken at Villa where he was staying in 1966 |
Photo from Bob Price
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Photos from Steven Swanson
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March 1966 near commo vans
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- at Subic Bay on the way to Vietnam
Frank Pintor, Pete Rungress
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Steven Swanson, Frank Pintor
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Top Row -
Frank Guzman, Chuck Monpas, ?, Chief Scott, Lt. Carter
Bottom Row -
?, Pete Rungress, Frank Pintor
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Can Tho Club
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Cafe
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Can Tho
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Houseboats
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Market Day
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Teeth for Sale
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Swanson and Pintor hanging out
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Market Day
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Neighborhood kids at the Comm site
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Park Can Tho
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Scene out front of the first villa
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This pig was the king of the garbage pile near our 2nd villa
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Pete Rungess getting a close up... Garbage pile in
background was his domain... Chased away any dogs that tried to
infringe... ha!
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One of the maids with I believe Maughan (?) standing near.
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Getting ready to leave the Phillipines.. Chief Scott in Picture..
He made sure we had some trading stock for bartering -- Few cases of rotgut
whiskey.
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This was the first ‘Villa’ that we occupied after
arrival.
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Getting ready to move to permanent home at Army facilities
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First stage of setting up units
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Generator Setup..
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Installing 1 of many antennas..
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Antenna installation
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Digging hole for Outhouse.. Cannot recall the names of
the participants
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The outhouse... Seems we had to move it about every two weeks as
it would fill up with water and all sorts of interesting bugs.
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Constructed a shelter between the two communication
vans.. It had a teletype set up and a few chairs... While working on the
roof I passed out from excessive heat and fell to the ground..
Lucky no injuries except pride.
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On watch with his M-14.. Don’t recall name..
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Myself at our 2nd villa... Put the cage up as a
deterrent.
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Myself at the firing range... Shooting M-14, .45
pistols and even a ‘Tommy Gun”
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Frank Guzman at firing range.
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Pintor and Rungess playing chess.
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Got exceptionally muddy with all the monsoon rain..
Vietnamese women washing in the puddles? Generators and Fuel
barrels in background.
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Locals hanging clothes on a antenna longwire.
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Chief (Beam and water) Scott standing near villa maid
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Finally ATCU-100 was all established.
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