Album 8 - photos #219 to 245

#219 Ray Mendez sitting in jeep parked in HHQ 1/6 area.
#220 The little river that flowed east of LZ Dottie and was next to the little village at the foot of LZ Dottie.
#221 Dust storm LZ Dottie
#222 Gunship flying over water point which was located just east of LZ Dottie and next to the little village...the water point provided
fresh water for Dottie.
 

#223 Here is a picture of Jack Vosika from Montana or Wyoming. He was a water purification engineer.
#224 the little river next to Dottie
#225 Here is an unusal picture not because its morning but because of the CAT...It was the only cat I saw during my tour....I guess the
folks eat them. Notice the claker for the claymore......M-60 at he ready. This was a tyical bunker at the water point.
#226 Two water point engineers and a vietnamese boy....He was a gofer...got the guys everything from hooch to boom-boom...
sorry LT.....if you dont know what boom-boom was dont ask.....

#227 Here is a shot of the Chu Lai Air base.....note gunship in picture (hard to see)
#228 picture of gun ship over water purification point...future pictures will show ambush.
#229 Jack Vosika...during early morning bunker guard at water point....
#230 Picture of entry site to LZ Dottie...note someone wrote they only had 16 days left...until US of A.....Unknown name of G.I.

#231 James Maestas T.O.C. radio operator...on his day off......James was in the Charlie company and carried the PRC -25 field radio.
#232 James Maestas in his hooch....this was class A living quarters...radio, bed, warm food, cool stuff....
#233 Gun ship patrolling water point...looking for VC.
#234 Here is a shot of a man walking his cattle..typical picture near the water point....the village was located at the water purification point.....
it could be hair raising at times....
#235 Typical picture of Water point fortification area.....

#236 Chinook carrying shot down bird
#237 Another photo of the same thing
#239 Gunship same view
#240 Possibly a fire from shot down bird

#241 close up of gun ship using new telephoto lense
#242 another morning at the water point....note the sun in the background
#243 a freedom bird
#244 This was a wedding at the water point...Village daily life was viewed from behind barbed wire.
#245 a view of Chu Lai air base Chinook base
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Other photos from Ray Mendez:

Album 1 (photos 1-29)  Album 2 (photos 30-67)  Album 3 (photos 68-95) Album 4 (Photos 96 - 124)  Album 5 (Photos 124 - 149)
Album 6 (Photos 150 - 179 1/2) Album 7 (Photos 180 - 218)  Album 8 (Photos 219 - 245)  Album 9 (Photos 246 - 275)

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