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#1--Lt. Baird---#2--David Rose---#3--Danny Jones---Mike Cameric---Logan Werth---#4--Danny Cochran---#5--Mike Emery---Larson

Chester and Frazier rear-----Calvin and Thorne----Last is a memorial with Chester and Calvin at the Gathering

Uncle Meat and King Kong made it back, Kong flew past Angel to get to Baird, they parked right in front and went to work, Meat right behind coming up and covering Angel in the same manner, now I'll tell you all something, to see these trucks work out is something you'll never forget--but at...

Lt. Baird had been sent to pick up 17 new 5 tons from Phu Bai and was returning to Vandergrift when at Dong Ha he radioed Chester on Satans Lil Angel and ask if they would go with their convoy, Everyone had noticed movement in the area and Lt. Baird wanted to take no chances---Angel had been on...

The roadsides were littered with the rubble of our transporters, some from action and some from just the nature of the beast--the roads and territories were just what these vehicles were built to take--more of a test track way of life, here are some photos from the area, the tanker I believe is...

Imagine if you will to climb in your truck everyday or night and having your load being 5000 gals. of anything that will burn or explode or a 6x6 or flat bed trailer full of 8 inch projectiles or powder charges---these drivers faced this everyday and in an area full of NVA trained soldiers that...

Here's a little more info on the reason we didn't enter Laos, Washington was scared that if and when things went bad they would have to carry the blame, which South VietNam laid on us anyway--it was said that we didn't support them enough by helicopter which is just not true, but then again when...

A lot of switching around of trans units was going on--evedently they were trying to figure who would do what, the Gyspy bandits (572nd) were attached to the 39th trans Bat. and started line haul missions to Vandergrift, the 585th was moved from Gia Le north to Tan My Ramp--the 585th would pick...

Here is a couple more I found---two ARVIN Vs and one of ours-----Driver

After loosing the Protector the 57th began rebuilding it, this time it would be called The Executioner, then after only a week the 39th Trans Bat. suffered another loss, The Ace of Spades went over the side of the road after the road gave way, the Truck tumbled way to far for anybody not to get...

Here's some photos of the way these truckers lived, at least the few times they could get back to their camp---most these photos are from the 523rd area, up around Vandergrift I believe, sorry I don't have an expanded knowledge of all the trans units most of what I know is from my 523rd...

Let me back up just a little--The info on the Protector and its driver Charles Soule being killed (page 1) that night should be at this point, here's some more about that night---Some EMPTY pol tankers were sent out see if they could navigate the narrow roads around Vandergrift, they showed up...

I'm going back through my papers, photos, and will be making some phone calls, I'll be back at this thread with a vengence real soon, but for now I'd like to tell you all a little of what I have heard about the lifestyle these drivers went through---most the time they slept behind the wheel of...

Thanks M813rc---working nights again and doing some research, talking to people and such--never done anything like this before and just want to do it as right as I can, I'll be back posting--soon--Here's a photo of Little Sure Shot, it was with the 805th trans---Driver

Thats about all I know about some of these units, but now there were other units that supported our troops during this push, four of them that were with the 39th trans Bat. were the 515th (page 1) the 585th at Gia Le, the 666th at Camp Evens, and the 805th at Phu Bai, I am sure there were more...

The 363rd "Road Runners" left Da Nang and moved north to Red Beach, Camp Haskins--They had three gun trucks--The Colonel, Pallbearers, and Canned Heat--The Colonel had problems running at speed up the pass and with maintence, being a APC truck it was terrible heavy, they soon built another gun...

Thanks for the positive comback and the PMs, This just needs to be told--It may be the dirtyest, nastyest, worst time in transportation in VietNam, and undoubtedly ranks up there for all of transportation history-------- Other companys began moving up north--the 563rd moved its 57th Bat. and...

The 57th hauled fuel in I corps, from Tam My ramps at Dong Ha to Camp Carroll, Da Nang and all over, through the Hai Van pass slowing down from their loads and getting shot at with small arms---They had three gun trucks--The Justifier, The Assassins, and The Protector. Driver

Just another point---while it sounds like some were forwaed and some back thats not so---it was ALL badlands, so close to the DMZ the VC were not so much around, these guys were now dealing with the NVA regulars--trained troops--and it didn't make any difference where you were--hell--these guy...

When I get through the trans units I'll start with the stories and the darkside--- 2nd trans---I talked to Roger Williams tonight he was NCOIC of Outlaw he couldn't remember just what gun trucks they took north, they had left one platoon behind at Phu Tai but in all they had the APC trucks The...