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FB Colgan, home of B Btry 2/17, Dalat, RVN, named in honor of George Colgan III (sometime around the latter half of 1970)

First Sgt and officers of B 2/17th -
From left, First Sgt (name unknown),
1LT M. Mason, X0,
2LT Potter (first name unknown), FDO,
1LT Bessie AXO,
CPT Terry (first name unknown) CO.

One of the gun crews B 2/17th, Chief of Firing Battery (Smoke) sitting on chair, Lt. Bessie.
Btn HQs was in the white colonial building at the top of picture.

Four of the guns of B 2/17th at FB Colgan as seen from helipad looking west

Fire mission  B 2/17th

Some of the B 2/17th and Btn HQ’s officers relaxing in the bunker with chess game in progress. (M. Mason, 2nd from left, other names unknown)

One of the twin 20mm tracks (Dusters) which provided perimeter security and defensive firepower at FB Colgan.

Looking back toward the 2/17th guns from the bunker outside Btn HQ’s (which also doubled at Bty FDC and Btry HQ’s.

1LT M. Mason on assignment with 52nd ARTY group in support of operations near the Cambodian border summer of 1970.  Coatamundi on his shoulder.

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Battalion Landing at Qui Nhon  Sept. 5, 1965

C Battery Command Post at Airfield

Truck Park across from Gun Park at An Khe

1965 Section Chiefs
(back) Sgts. Avery Hall, McKinley Smith, Eldon Sellers
(front) Sgts Rod Guerrero,  Randy Hall,  Ollie Johnson

Registration at LZ Columbus  Nov. 1965

LZ Crook

Fire Mission at LZ Crook

Fire Mission at LZ Crook

Sgt. Mckinley Smith Section at LZ Crook (note wheels sunk into ground)

C Battery CP at Golf Course

Tuy Hoa 1965 Unloading LST

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1st Sgt Jackson in Ia Drang

Construction of initial perimeter at An Khe

Heavy Equipment in trouble

Early Base clearing at An Khe

Sp-4 Richard Flowers in hootch

Section 5. Flowers 3rd from left, Sellers 4th and Burgess 5th

Rich Flowers holding Boa Constrictor in base camp

Cpl. Dave Turvey modeling Valentine gift.

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Aerial view of C Battery at Nui Ky Son South ( LZ George )

C Battery (Plus a 155 from D battery) at Nui Ky Son South before April 3rd attack.

C Battery at LZ Ollie in Late Summer/Fall 1967

C Battery at position near Quin Nhon to where they were moved following April 3rd attack

View of Mang Yang Pass from LZ Action

Bird Dog from 203rd Recon, which provided recon for the 17th

Cpt. Bennett (CO B Btry) and BN Signal Officer Gary Bress on Recon of Mang Yang Pass 1967

Bn FDC : Negrete, Lesniak, McWaters

Bn S-3 and FDC Bunker, An Khe

2/17th Hill Position at base of HonKon Mt. 1967-68

HB survey section at OcNoc near An Khe : Keefe & Gillespie

D/2/17 on way to Vinh Tanh : John deTreville

One of D/2/17 Gun dunked when bypass gave way

2/17th Survey Section Top Row ; Hocking, Williams, Middle Row : ?, Gillespie, Bottom Row ; Morris, Keefe, Britt, ?

B Battery Convoy passing Duster Mtn on way to LZ Uplift

Capt. Bennet, FDC Recorder ? , BC Driver Cantrell with B Btry Ducks at LZ Ollie---Ducks traveled in sandbags so they would not wander off. 1967

 A Battery arriving on Caribou at LZ Crystal in Fall 1967 replacing B Battery

SSgt Tates Gun Section B Battery

LZ Scheuller (LZ Road) from Air

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Battery Command 1970 Sfc Lopez, 1st Sgt DeSherlia, Cpt Mullis Lt Barry Matthews, Lt Walter Ramsey

Cpl Pohlod, SP-4 Barry Maurer, SP-4 Tom Gatzke, Sgt Mike Burke, 
SP-4 C,W. Adkisson, Pfc Bob Johnson

FDC in action  Cpt. James Misna & SP-4 Don Arceneaux

High Angle SP-4 Dan Montoya, SP-4 C.W. Adkisson, Sgt Mike Burke

Lt Barry Matthews at Bu Prang  1969

C Battery Sign at LZ Aquarius 1971

SP-5 Webster Cole and 1st Sgt. Mose Rabon '70

Sp-4 Dan Montoya & SP-4 Tom Gatzke at LZ Aquarius '71

Fire Base Doris K Ban Me Thout East 1970

  Webster Cole Feeding the Hounds at Doris K-1970

Club at Doris K - Sgt Mike Rosa, Sgt Tom Ward, Cpl Ed Marianoski, Sgt Richard Wright

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Duster Unit at Ky Son South  April 1968

FDC at Ky Son South

FDC Repairing Wire

Searchlight Unit at Ky Son South

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Gary Gibbs, Larry Blanchard, Larry Moore Ban Me Thout  1970

Gibbs/ M60 on convoy

Gibbs and Duane Weberski  1970

Gibbs in gun pit Bu Prang  1969

Bu Prang SFC  1969

Bu Prang  Empty 195 shells

Bu Prang  ARVN Soldiers

Christmas Bu Prang  1969

Gibbs  Christmas  1969

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LZ Helen Oct. 1969  L to R  Khun, Ricky Johnson, Duane Weberski, Eddie Haas, Tommy Martin, Michols

Louis Mazzarella, Doc Miller preparing to leave LZ Helen

LZ Helen  Jeff Wilcox (front) Ricky Johnson with stick, Duane Weberski far right

Joe Gonzales, Duane Weberski, Eddie Haas, Andrew Taylor

L to R  Eddie Haas, Joe Gonzales, Jeff Wilcox, Lt. Downey, Chip Weberski, Andrew Taylor on brake

LZ Doris Kay  Duane (Chip) Weberski  Asst. Gunner on #2

Doris Kay under construction 1970

L to R  Edward Shelsner, Eddie Haas, Gordon Sylvester, Bob Olzewski, Jeff Wilcox, Dale Gould

LZ Jerry  Joe Gonzales, Eddie Haas, Andrew Taylor

Andrew Taylor returning to the world. Bob Brown standing by boxes

Gun #2 Night Fighters Ky Son South Top L-R Arnold, Jeff Wilcox, Dale Gould Bottom L-R Crooks, Andrew Taylor, Tommy Martin, SSG Oswald 

Ky Son South L-R Coney, Jeff Wilcox, Tommy martin, Andrew Taylor, Dale Gould, Eddie Haas, Ricky Johnson, Daune Weberski, SSG Oswald

Gun #5 or #6 Ky Son South

Ky Son South Dale Gould and 155mm round

Ky Son South  L to R  Eddie Haas, Jeff Wilcox, Tommy Vera

Ky Son South  L to R  Tom Gurley, Andrew Taylor, Tommy Martin

Sling Hook Chinook

Short Timer

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Lt. Bradley & 1SG Perez

David Bryant, David Gentry

Snibby talking to her about something

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Greg Shaw & Don Arceneaux

Burning the Powder at Quang Nhieu (Volcano)

C Btry 5th & 6th Sections 1970

C Btry Chu Mgar (The Volcano 1970)

Chu Mgar (The Volcano 1970)

Chu Mgar-Quang Nhieu Village

Don Arceneaux on The Volcano 1970

FDC Bunker on the Volcano 1970

Gun 6 Chu Mgar ( The Volcano 1970)

Mike Burke Loading at Chu Mgar (Volcano)

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2/20th ARA Gunship , AnKhe

Battery Position at Base Camp

Camp Radcliffe 1967

Green Line at Radcliffe

FDC Bunker, Late 1968

Bravo Gun #4 at LZ Schueller

1968 Bravo FDC Section

Lt Rich Siebe (center

Bravo FDC Section

Gun Crew #4 at LZ Schueller

Lt Rich Siebe

LZ Schueller along Hwy 19

Peter Coffin FDC

Battery Recorder B Battery  ??

VC Mortar Rounds

FDC Bunker, Early 1968

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Firebase from helipad

3/4 after recoilless rifle hit

Quad 50 at firebase

Lt. Keenan at dalat

Firebase from Club Building

Mess Hall after recoilless rifle hit.

Lt. Keenan at Firebase Colgan

M102

Battalion perimeter facing Airfield

Battalion Hdq. Building

Battalion TOC

Shower near Battalion perimeter

Battalion Aid station

Entrance to Battalion TOC

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69th Armor on Highway 19

Ammo convoy on Highway 19

BN HQs 17th Artillery, Camp Radcliff

Camp Radcliff, Hon Kong Mountain, 1st Cav patch

Chopper refueling at Fire Base Blackhawk

French Fort top of Mang Yang Pass

Lt. Morris Boyd XO & Capt. George Williams, CMDR of 2/17 C Btry

James Donnelly, John Tracy, Heinz Schiemann

James Weiss, John Tracy, Norman Jones, James Donnelly, John Keaton, Heinz Schiemann

Norman Jones, Bruce Saunders outside BN CMDR's office

Norman Jones, Robert Welsh, 84th Engineers Compound

Standing - John Keaton, James Weiss, Seated - Bruce Saunders, others unknown.

Montagnard village between Mang Yang Pass and Pleiku

Part of same village hit by VC, rebuilding

Part of same village

Pump station highway 19

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A Battery firing a mission

Battery moving via Chinook to an LZ

Christmas 1967

C Battery LZ KySon

Hershel Cardenas (personnel)

Dennis Keesling and his puppy dog

James Lesniak

Dennis Keesling Tower duty

Hershel Cardenas - Dennis Keeling - Paul Pierce at the Persuader Inn

SSG Keefe, unknown, unknown, Hood

L- unknown, R- Hood reading mail and eating popcorn

Johnny Loria ready for chow at base camp

Montagnard Village

Lesniak

Montagnard boy smoking

L-R Lesniak, Hocking

Thumbs up on a lift

SSG Keefe, Dennis Keesling short timers

Dennis Keesling S-3 Bunker

Dennis Keesling

View of battalion from Hon Kong Mountain

SSG Keefe survey chief and his rat pack patrol

Behind Jeep, unknown, 
L-R SFC Norman Jones, LTC Jack Cantrell, unknown, CSM Cordrey, Major James Drennan, Cpt. Gilbert Bernabe

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AnKhe Base Camp

Ron Hood somewhere in Vietnam

Harry Williams front. SSG  Keefe back

L-R Hood-Delvecchio

L-R Mailman UNK  - Hood

SGT Woolrich-supply

Smokey, Our Bud-mid'68

V.Delvecchio

L-R(Mac)McGinnis-Mailman- UNK

Gillespie

Night, coming into one of our gun batterys

This ride was wilder than any roller coaster

R.Hood with captured rocket

A Battery-Mang Yang Pass

Sappers came through our perimeter in Camp Radcliff and blew up 2 of Alpha rear guns 1968

Top Of Hon Kong Mtn. home of the VC after attacks.

Rain coming into A battery, see a goat anywhere

C Battery-at night, nothing like waking up to a mad minute!

Some of their rounds landed in Tar depot inside Camp Radcliffe, burned 30+days

Christmas at AnKhe 1968.  I had 15 days and a wakeup. Short!

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Ammo at 19

Back door FDC at 19 after mortar hit

Bickler and Lt. Anderson at LZ north of An Khe

Billy and Unknown at 19

Billy G

Billy G at An Khe

Bruce Stewart and Lt Anderson at Hwy 19

Bullet Holes at 19

Direct fire at 19 with tank ammo

FDC section at An Khe

Fire Mission at 19

Gun 4 at 19

Highway 19 Ammo section

Kids along Hwy 1

Looking West from Hwy 19

Lt Shanholtzer at 19

LZ English 1

LZ English 2

LZ English Day After

LZ English sky

LZ Pony 5

LZ Pony - Oct'67

Moving out of An Khe

Neff-Bickler-Brewer at 19

Ready for H&I at LZ English

The Goat

Another view of LZ Schuller

Armor at LZ Schuller

Richard Hambley with SRAP platoon

FDC at LZ Schuller

Richard Hambley, Lt Irwin

LZ Schuller summer 1968

LZ Schuller summer 1968

LZ Schuller late 1968

LZ Schuller late 1968

LZ Schuller 68-69

LZ Schuller Bunkers 1968

Op at LZ Schuller

Richard Hambley at Mike Force Camp

Richard Hambley call in Artillery

Richard Hambley geared up to move out on FO mission

Richard Hambley with 2 Montagards BOO & HIT

SRAP Camp Radcliff

SRAP Barracks Camp Radcliff

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Camp Bu Prang

Doc and his monkey

L-R Gary Gibbs, Rick Simpkins 

Front L-R Gary Gibbs, Rick Simpkins, Back L-R Joe Sewell, Mike Baker

L-R Lynn McCormick, Mike Baker, Rear L-R Deaguiearo, Joe Sewell 1970

Gary Gibbs, LZ Doris 1970

Gun 4 with 3 in the background

Gary Gibbs, Rick Simpkins 1969

LZ Doris under construction L-R Joe Sewell, Wayne Mc Pherson, Bruce Rogers, Sgt. Bob Norris, Rick Simpkins 1969

Rick Simpkins 1969

Rick Simpkins at Ban Me Thout 1969

Rick Simpkins at Ban Me Thout 1969

Rick Simpkins in bunker 1970

Rick Simpkins, LZ Doris 1970

Section 3 Front L-R Wayne Mc Pherson, Bob Johnson, Sgt. Bob Norris, Bill Spears, Back L-R Lynn McCormick, Joe Sewell, Rick Simpkins, 1970

Sign at the Ban me Thout airport 1969

US Flag, hole shot in it during fire mission

Water point L-R Bill Spears, Dan Montoya, Deaguiearo, Joe Sewell 1970

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SSG Schwarz at gun #4. Entrance to LZ Schuler in background

Sin City Queen

SSG displaying unit standard

Gun crew, gun #4, SP4 Sparrow, Asst Gunner, SSG Schwarz, Gun Chief, gunner transferred from FDC

SSG Schwarz near motor pool with shot-up pipe sections used for bunker construction.

SSG Schwarz in gun pit, Quad 50s in background

SSG Schwarz, Acting Chief of Firing Battery, on top of OP bunker, LZ Schuler

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1st Section firing mission

155 mm towed howitzer

L-R Cpl Skeens, Carl Burton, Dave Sargenston, Dick, Front - L-R Ralph Mitchell, Gary

Billets across from baste ball court at BN HQ

Carl Burton on trail, Cpl Skeens firing, calibrating howitzer

Herbert Skeens & SGM Andrew MaChristie holding banner from hawkeye section

Cpl Skeens cooking beans and ham with a candle

Korean tank from Tiger Division on LZ Ky Son South

L-R Herbert Skeens, Gary Slaterback, Warrren, Joe

L-R Ralph Mitchell, Gary Slaterback, Herbert Skeens, Roger DeDie, Sgt Williams sitting on gun

LTC Jack Cantrell's basketball court at BN HQ

Plaque with 11 names of C 2-17 KIAs on April 3, 1968

Tiger division troops in APC pulling guard duty for C 2/17.

Dick Claar, Ray Ross, Gary Beal, Francisco Garcia

Gary Beal, Ray Ross

Gerald Byrne at LZ George, April 1968

Paul Hobert

Paul Hobert at Btry A, 3rd Bn, for FDC coordination meeting

Ray Ross at Vinh Thnah Valley Vietnamese Special Forces

Ray Ross and Dexter Brooks

Ray Ross checking target attitudes

Francisco Garcia checking situation map

Thomas Kurtz at A, 3rd Bn, 6th arty for coordination meeting

Thomas Kurtz outside Battalion FDC bunker

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SP5 George Block outside BN FDC

SP5 George Block in downtown An Khe

SP5 George Block at the entrance of the S2-S3 FDC bunker

SP5 George Block (L0 and SP4 Dexter Brooks

HQs Btry Orderly Room Christmas 1967

Byrne, Hobart, Safwright, Brooks