BRAVO COMPANY 2nd BATTALION 8th REGIMENT
1st CAVALRY DIVISION (AIR MOBILE)
1971


Harold Davis picture's



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Huey Gunship Transporting
us to a Landing Zone
Huey Gunship
Notice we actually sit with our legs
extending outside the doors of the Huey
Huey Gunship
View from the 
Landing Zone
Landing Zone
Notice the Yellow smoke marking the 
Landing Zone
Another Landing Zone
Preparing to spray the LZ 
with Gun Fire
Circling the LZ
Getting ready to jump out at the 
Landing Zone
Final Approach
Cobra Gunship being repaired
Cobra Gunship
LZ Melanie was one of our main Fire Support Bases 
This base was named for our Battalion Commander's daughter
LZ Melanie
Melanie living quarters, 
this was actually an upgrade to our other bases
Living Quarters
Working on the Fire Base
Another Fire Base
LZ Melanie in the early stages
LZ Melanie
Moving through the jungle looking for the enemy
On Patrol
Moving through the elephant grass
More Patrol
Mess Sargent on R&R
Mess Sargent
Pvt Brubaker a member of our platoon
Brubaker
This is the beach at Vung Tau
where the Division had a Rest & Relaxation Camp
Vung Tau
Our Company Commander on R&R 
Capt. Carl Springer
Springer
1sg Chestnut & Davis on Melanie Jan 6, 1972
Chestnut
Our Supply Room at Division Headquarters
in Bien Hoa
Supply Room
Private Forkey on R&R
Forkey
Preparing to travel back to Battalion Firebase
Sgt Davis
Manning M-60 Machine Gun for trip back to Firebase
Escort Jeep
Day of change as I become Company 1sg with 
Battalion Commander LCT Roy Turgeon
First Sgt Davis
First Team photo album
First Team
First Team photo album back cover
First Team

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