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- 36. John Strickland
This is the Viet Nam photo album of Charlie Troop Scout Platoon member John Strickland. John served in Charlie Troop from January 1969 to January 1970. John has willingly allowed us to include his favorite Nam Charlie Troop photos in our collection:
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- 2. A 2-20 ARA Bird
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- 3. Bird 16264 before Jelich
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- 4. Scout Bird 16566
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- 5. Phouc Vinh, behind the hangers
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- 6. The “Arizona Gambler”
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- 7. Beach at Vung Tau
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- 8. Blue’s at Downed Bird
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- 9. Blue’s Hooch Hit
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- 10. Blues Repelling PV
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- 11. Bo Tong Tham MJU
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- 12. Building the hooch
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- 13. Captured enemy machinegun
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- 14. Captured weapons
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- 15. Cobra being medivaced
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- 16. Cobra landing
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- 17. Coskey and Huff
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- 18. Countryside 2
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- 19. Countryside 3
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- 20. Crew Chief’s view
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- 21. D Trp 1 KIA, 1 WIA
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- 22. D Troop jeep hit with RPG outside PV
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- 23. Downtown Phouc Vinh
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- 24. Downtown Saigon
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- 25. Downtown Saigon 2
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- 26. Downtown Saigon 4
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- 27. Downtown Saigon 5
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- 28. “Freedom Bird”…heading home!
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- 29. Grunts on Patrol
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- 30. “Hollywood Strickland”
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- 31. Desk Top in Motor Pool
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- 32. Inside John’s hooch
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- 33. Inside the Scout’s building
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- 34. John getting in some “seat time!”
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- 35. SSG. Fasthorse
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- 36. John Strickland
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- 37. John Strickland’s Chopper
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- 38. John Strickland and “Monk”
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- 39. Latrine VS 107mm Rocket
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- 40. “Little Bit”
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- 41. LT Hansen KIA, Observer Stephen Parr
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- 42. Momma Son back from village
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- 43. Mr. Atkins 1st mission
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- 44. Mr. Jelich’s 1st Flight
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- 45. Nearing the completion
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- 46. Office in Motor Pool
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- 47. Officer hootch hit 2
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- 48. Officer’s hooch hit
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- 49. Old 442
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- 50. PFC Jack Huff
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- 51. Rhett Lewis, sitting; lt Bachelor standing
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- 52. Top: Rhett Lewis, Irling Smith, 1st SGT name?, Galen Rosher C.O; Bottom: Dull, Smith
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- 53. Ron Ely, of Tarzan Fame
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- 54. Ron Ely TV Tarzan
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- 55. Saigon 1
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- 56. Scouts cookout 1
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- 57. Scouts cookout 2
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- 58. Smitty
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- 59. Strickland and Coskrey
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- 60. Strickland building hooch
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- 61. Strickland’s Cat
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- 62. Strickland’s pup GRUB
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- 63. John thinking about shining his boots!
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- 64. Destroyed APC on way to Bien Hoa
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- 65. Various forms of Transportation
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- 66. Being a boy
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- 67. Young lad in the Village
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- 68. Vietnamese Countryside
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- 69. Vietnamese Family
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- 70. Vietnamese Temple at PV
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- 71. Vietnamese village
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- 72. View from Hotel window
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- 73. Where’s the GPS?
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- 74. Young Vietnamese woman
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- 75. A Ring of Fire
A message from John Strickland:
“In January 1969 I arrived in An Khe, assigned to the 1st Air Cavalry Div. On the 1st day in formation, a Huey came flying by with a LOH slung under it. The Sgt said some of you will be flying in the LOH. I spent my days there typing lesson plans in the orderly room, and only left to sight my M-16 in. A few days later, my feet touched ground in Phouc Vinh assigned to C Trp 1/9 Cav. My first thoughts were “What the hell am I doing here?”
Got all checked in, and had to go to supply where they took my M-16 I had sighted in, and issued me another. I said I just sighted that one in, and I was told here you put it on auto and pull the trigger. I was assigned to the White plt.as a scout observer and I thought “O shit.” I met SSg Fasthorse, who sort of filled me in on what I was to expect.
When I arrived in Nam I was 25 years old, and I was flying in helicopters being flown by 18 year old pilots out of flight training; and those that was covering my ass was no older either. Don’t know which was worse, being shot at, or depending on these pilots to get me back safe. That being said I just want to say that the year I spent with Charlie Troop was the best year I had while in service. Never had I served with such a great group of troopers. All of you are the best that I could have served with. God bless each one of you my brothers.”
