Captain Rule ( Australian ) carrying his own PRC 25 radio. He also has 2 smoke grenades, 2 ammo pouches, 2 or more canteens of water, and a long range antenna in the pouch by the radio.
This is what I usually had to carry in the field. We were all waiting for the choppers to come for us to get on them.
ARVN soldiers in the background waiting also.
I don't remember the name of this operation, This photo was taken the first part of 1967.
I was later transfered to an ARVN training camp about 2 kilometers East of Ba Ria around mid 1967.
We manned the commo bunker 24/7. When there was an operation going on, one of the radio operators would go to the field as a RTO.
We also manned the switchboard to the right. We had about 4 - 5 radios and a SSB.
When we had contact or one our sub sectors had contact, the bunker got crowded and very busy. Other times, I was alone.
One of the maids at the MACV compound. There were about 50 Austrailian and American Advisors living here.
ARVN soldiers going on night ambush patrol. At night, when they would come back in through our perimeter, they would wear white material around their left or right arm. It was to keep any VC from filtering in with the patrol coming in. The soldiers would come in one at a tme and give the pass word. They better know the password and have the material on the correct part of their body, or they could get shot.
ARVN troops waiting their turn for the ride out to the field. I don't remember the name of this operation.
This is the same operation as Captain Rule in photo above.
