7th RRFS - 1967 - 1968
Heydon, Buchanan - Recovered from Bill Bogart's old 7th Web Site
Around Town
Heydon Buchanan near the gate side of the 7th facing Non Soong and the road. 1968.
Yours truly and Gerry ? (Ed note: I think this was Gerry Palmer. I vaguely remember him.
If its the same guy, we all thought he was rather "gung ho" and "lifer" material.
Buck riding the "bull" in the Mekong.
Carl Lindsay, an 05H (68-69). This photo shows Carl in Laos during an unauthorized
1-day excursion we made there. (Notice the bandage on Carl's upper lip and on his third finger.
We had been jumped the night before in Udorn by some zoomies.)
Me again riding herd in the Mekong at Nong Khai, 1968. Gerry ? again an
05H who was cross training as Company Clerk to take my position when I left in
March, 1968. (Ed. Note: Again, I think this was Gerry Palmer.)
Ronald Pollock was an 05H, 1968-69. (He had been working as Company Clerk when
I arrived and was happy to go back to operations.)
In the river again.
"Trail Boss" Buck. 1968.
Water Buffaloe. The workhorse of Asia on the shore of the Mekong River at Nong Khai, 1968.
Udorn 1st circle.
Ancient Buddha smiles at Sp5 Ron haskell, the Company Clerk at Hqtrs.
Co., 7thRRFS, 1968. (I believe he was at the 7th from 1968 until 1970.
Buddhist monument between Udorn and Nong Khai. 1968.
I believe this is either Dave Dalton or Jon Safford, worked in personnel.
Taken at Patya during our R&R> (Dave would be the person to confirm this I.D.
This may be Terry Dooley, worked in personnel. Taken at Patya during R&R.
(Again, Dave Dalton may be able to confirm this.)
Yours truly again at the foot of the long stairway to the Wat at Doi Suthep, Chieng Mai, 1968.