tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15384241414587938782011-04-21T20:26:01.388-07:00pedrojohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16889046244972543499noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538424141458793878.post-91261472533163281782009-02-26T12:52:00.000-08:002009-02-26T13:14:45.044-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OtZJUZtsnac/SacBVHmOhAI/AAAAAAAAAA0/Zg71b-nuoaM/s1600-h/Mikey_Joris_vietnam_bunker.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307212148207682562" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 309px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OtZJUZtsnac/SacBVHmOhAI/AAAAAAAAAA0/Zg71b-nuoaM/s400/Mikey_Joris_vietnam_bunker.jpg" border="0" /></a> Here you see Mikey and me positioned in the front bunkercomplex at hill 972. A scouting-patrol squad spotted Charlie about one klick away from us. We overheard on the radio and quickly manned our battlestations. You can see here that mikey was ready to give 'm hell...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1538424141458793878-9126147253316328178?l=mightyfinefabrics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>pedrojohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16889046244972543499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538424141458793878.post-64322981812073345992009-02-17T14:22:00.001-08:002009-02-17T14:33:55.772-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OtZJUZtsnac/SZs41EWDmpI/AAAAAAAAAAs/jD9EYeWERAo/s1600-h/Piedie_on_patrol.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303895470509365906" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OtZJUZtsnac/SZs41EWDmpI/AAAAAAAAAAs/jD9EYeWERAo/s400/Piedie_on_patrol.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Here's a picture of private first class pete (pedro) verburgt during a clearing patrol near hill 972. </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1538424141458793878-6432298181207334599?l=mightyfinefabrics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>pedrojohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16889046244972543499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538424141458793878.post-29556309366954274412009-02-17T13:27:00.000-08:002009-02-17T13:36:29.691-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OtZJUZtsnac/SZssiUC0AnI/AAAAAAAAAAk/j97QWwzPyJM/s1600-h/Joris_m60_reloading.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303881954166571634" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 269px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OtZJUZtsnac/SZssiUC0AnI/AAAAAAAAAAk/j97QWwzPyJM/s400/Joris_m60_reloading.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Here's me reloading the m-60 after takin' some practice shots on a couple waterbuffalo's. Mikey took this picture from his fox hole. </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1538424141458793878-2955630936695427441?l=mightyfinefabrics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>pedrojohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16889046244972543499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538424141458793878.post-43427646625222453992009-02-16T08:18:00.000-08:002009-02-16T08:25:10.583-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OtZJUZtsnac/SZmR8NybWFI/AAAAAAAAAAc/KmjXT77h6zg/s1600-h/1stPlatoonMovingOut_mikey.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303430499884816466" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 263px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OtZJUZtsnac/SZmR8NybWFI/AAAAAAAAAAc/KmjXT77h6zg/s400/1stPlatoonMovingOut_mikey.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>1st Platoon moving out to hill 972... place was crawling with VC. Mikey got shot in the leg by a sniper while he was takin' a dump in the woods...</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1538424141458793878-4342764662522245399?l=mightyfinefabrics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>pedrojohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16889046244972543499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538424141458793878.post-34630523021493453322009-02-16T08:04:00.000-08:002009-02-16T08:17:13.664-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OtZJUZtsnac/SZmQnhLhG5I/AAAAAAAAAAU/G5RySlu-Qq0/s1600-h/Mikey_taking_point.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303429044801444754" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 316px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OtZJUZtsnac/SZmQnhLhG5I/AAAAAAAAAAU/G5RySlu-Qq0/s400/Mikey_taking_point.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OtZJUZtsnac/SZmPuzvn_TI/AAAAAAAAAAM/rlcWjiUyRS4/s1600-h/Mikey_taking_point.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div>I stumbled on these pictures i took back in '68. At the time Mikey and i were stationed in Da-Nang and later near Hill 972. Mikey's taking point here...</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1538424141458793878-3463052302149345332?l=mightyfinefabrics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>pedrojohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16889046244972543499noreply@blogger.com0