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Several
photographers from Stars and Stripes showed up at our position. They
interviewed us and had us pose for pictures telling us that they would be
sending the photos to our home town newspapers.
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This is the picture and article
that ended up in the Fort Bragg Advocate News a month and a half later. The
same one was seen also in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat.
It is interesting to read
the text in the last 3 paragraphs. Obviously straight from Stars and Strips
Headquarters
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A
day or so later Mike Company returned to the Punch Bowl and we moved back
to Payable. On a foggy evening two helicopters flew in and landed on
Highway 9 near the Lima Company's Command Post. It drew enough attention
that I decided to take this photo.
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Looking
west from 2nd Platoon area at Payable. Tank in the foreground has a 155mm
cannon. Two helicopters, a UH-34 and a UH-1E Huey, can be seen beyond near
the Lima Command Post
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Not long after
the choppers landed we were issued 2 cans of beer per man at our previously
dry position. Up to this evening the
only beer we had was that in our radio messages. When on patrol, we used
names of beers to inform our CP as to our progress.
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