This is looking from the second floor stairwell of the Air Force barracks at Ramasun. Very nice quarters for the war
zone, I must say! Who would expect air-conditioning here!? Someone in the right place in the chain of command
must have had a soft spot for us. HQ building is third on the right
This is a street level view at night. The street lamps attracted hoards of 4 inch long hard-shelled rice beetles
that buzzed around the lights. Getting hit by one in flight was like getting hit with a rock!
This is the radio compound where we listened in on the Chi-coms. Most of the area of the post was occupied
by antenna arrays. Some are visble beyond the compound in this photo. Sentry towers are to the left and right
of the building.
Another view of the compound at dusk from my window in the barracks.
The sentry towers were fully manned before darkness fell.
This is inside the bowling alley at Ramasun Station. It seems smaller now in this picture than I remember it.
But six lanes were more than enough. I don't remember ever waiting for a lane.
One of my best buds poses at poolside. Looks like some kind of resort, doesn't it? What war?
Is there a war going on? The post exchange was located beyond the fence in back.
The EM / NCO club was off to the right of the photo. The theater was to the left.
Quite a spread they had laid out for us!
Ramasun Station's HQ building viewed from the front gate.
Drowned rats! Thai housegirls on "Water Day". At the height of the dry season, Thai tradition dictates that
everyone drench whomever they can catch. It is believed the extravagant wasting of water will insure that the
monsoon rains will come on schedule and produce a good rice crop that year. This pix was taken just after
they'd caught and doused me No hard feelings - it was all in good fun!
Left: The Thai girl at the PX was a real sweetheart. She always had a wonderful smile for everyone.
Right: One of the housegirls runs the floor buffer in the barracks. It was good PR to hire the locals,
and needless to say, it sure made life easier on us!
One of the Thai Army guards at Ramasun. They were real "straight arrows",
gung-ho as hell. They were glad to have Americans there, and they did a
very good job of guarding our perimeter.