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Capt.---I can't say--I been callin out my friends to get on here an tell what they know---all are real heros and just won't tell all things they did cause they figure it ain't right---but its history----you know a fire base?--these guys were everywhere, and at the time you don't pay any...

Het Larry----ok--here ya go----- The 523rd moved out toward the end of Dec. 70--They took the whole company, and that included the gun trucks, 5 tons and 3/4 ton---had to be a hell of a site with over a hundred trucks and no one really knowing where they are going to, end up, or why---Our own...

Lar---Good to see ya---I'll get to that Proud American--couldn't tell the story without it---Great truck my friend and Thanks for all your time and effort to keep it out there----Driver

Here's a better picture of Set Me Free----What a shock that must have been to go north and need gun trucks from Long Binh where there was supposedly no need for them---kinda like from the frying pan into the fire----Driver

The Move---The 57th trans was already in the area Da Nang, Phu Bi area--and the 572nd (Gypsy Bandits) was on their way up north from Long Binh, they had no gun trucks so they barrowed Highland Animals from the 541st and Set Me Free a APC truck from the 563rd, its been writtin by Rich that they...

Let me first give credit to Rich Killblane the US Army Transportation Corps Historian who I have gotton some of this information from, the rest I got from those that were there and I will try to ID them as we go along----This whole thing (Lam Son 719 to the Vietnamise, Operation Dewey Canyon to...

These photos come from the album of Mike Lavin, He was CO of the 515th trans--The 515th went into Lam Som with only one gun truck (Baby Sitters) so they were givin a APC which Capt Lavin loved to ride in---Most these photos are from Khe Sahn 71, they are on the small side and may be a little...

Shortly after the begining of Lam Son 719 some pol tankers were sent out to see if they could navigate the narrow roads around Vandergrift and at night, it was crazy---they no more then got going and were hit, Soule was driving the Protector and died that night, The guards tried to stop the...

Here's some pics from Paul Baders album, he was with the 57th trans----Driver

Gonna include all we can get away with---Ug is here also----We also gotta include the other trans units----Driver

These photos are from the album of Capt. Donald Voightritter--We lost the Capt. in an accident after his return home---RIP Capt.----these photos show the move north from where we were in Cha Rang Valley----Not a bad move but these guys had no idea what it was like where they were going-----Driver

Under this thread I will attempt to show and tell a little about living and transporting during Lam Son 719--Operation Dewey Canyon--1971, although I was not there I have researched and have many dear friends that were, by organizing the Gathering I have been fortunate in getting the albums and...

Here's some more photos--The Cold sweat photo came from Charlie Brown who helped build it and was the first NCOIC, The other photos are from Roy Tipton---the short box with no name is Brutis and the truck that Larry Dahl was awared the Medal of Honor after saving the lives of his crew by jumping...

Here's a couple pics of the hinges I was talking about---always wondered in there was a manufacturers mark on the bottom under all that paint, these photos are from the Eve, I got them when Sammy was building Ace----Driver

Hey--Hardride Frank---You have anything to do with publishing the Hardride by James?---Larry Fiandt-----(Driver)

Madsam--I know I can click on the URL you posted but where is that under the forum?----I'd kinda like to show what I have of what it was like for transportation during Lam Son 719 Operation Dewey Canyon---and I've been posting under VietNam gun trucks and gun trucks of Iraq---------Driver

Come on officer!!! If the 50cals were real..do you think you could have stopped me?? I like that Larry------Driver

Bulldawg--yer right on--the only thing is most that armor---when you see armor with those gun ports in it and the two by two holes around the edge it had to be a kit--reason being---all the 3x4 panels had the gun ports just off center--cept--the 3 x 4 foot sheet hung on the outside of the door...

These photos came out of the museum at Fort Eustis so I don't know just who took them, but on the Abortion photo I'll take a guess it came from John Rea----here ya go---Driver

Damn---I couldn't believe my eyes--On page 3 of this thread lilreddodge posted about is dad having a V named Proud Mary and selling it and HellonwheelsV100 said he was now the owner of Proud Mary--now I can't really tell if it was Proud Mary II er not or see the unit but I just wonder if maybe...