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Photos belonging to Arden Riggle

Hq Co., 1st/502nd Infantry

Photos belonging to Jerry "Rock" Austin

E Co.-Recon, 1st/501st Infantry

Photos belonging to Larry Kirby

C Co., 1st/501st Infantry

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Some more of Recon at LZ
Sally....later in 1968 judging by the
wooden hootches. Lt. to rt.-Riley,
"Mickey" (Supply Sgt.), ??, Austin,
Fleming (squatting), ??, Cromer
(sitting), Dove and Lt. Flaherty. I
don't know how Flaherty got into
the Army as he was only about 4'-2"
tall.....the smallest person ever in
the Army I believe....and his boots
and fatiques had to be made
specially for him.

Arden Riggle and some of
his fellow 1st/502nd
Troopers at LZ Sally
when it was first being
laid out (approx. March
1968).

Arden and I agreed that this
photo should be entitled
"Cluster-Fuck". I'm sure most
of you bush rats will readily
agree.

There were always some
damned rivers, streams,
canals, rice paddies or
something quite wet and full
of gigantic leaches to get
across when in the bush.

But the Troopers of the 101st
actually learned to walk on
water thus avoiding those
horrid leaches.

Really....this is Jerry "Rock"
Austin and in this he's ON a
rock.

Paul "Doc" Sudano said to
hell with that rickety bamboo
bridge and managed to snag
a small Vietnamese fishing
boat to cross this leach
infested waterway. "Yours
truly" is one of those on the
bridge....can you pick me out?

There weren't very many ARVN or
RF-PF units that Recon would
readily work with but these little
beggars with the ARVN Panther
Division were at least reliable
enough to be there after the shit hit
the fan. Lt. to rt. in the back row:
Bradshaw, "Doc" Sudano, Anderson
and Arnold.

Some of Recon Plt. at LZ
Sally. Lt. to rt.-Sgt. Misola,
Austin, Anderson, Arnold,
Bradshaw, Riley, Cromer,
Watts, Queen and Sgt.
Ramirez. I believe we'd just
come in from a rough one as I
notice certain people missing.