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Easter
Graphic courtesy of:

Scott Jones
TSNA Life Member

Remember April 16, 2017 is Easter.

Frederick Benda, Jr
Graphic courtesy of:

Frederick R. Benda, Jr.
823rd and 544th Red Horse Combat Engineers
September 1970 - September 1971

Fred Benda here. Saw the web site and your members page at URL: http://www.tsna.org/yearbook/index.html. I'm a new member.

Was with the 823rd and 554th Red Horse Combat engineers at Tan Son Nhut.

Sent Larry a mess of pictures I took over there.

Here's one of me here in Westfield Ma. at a wedding at out American Legion Post 124.

MACV
Graphic courtesy of:

Edwin "Jack" Smith
377th Security Police Squadron

I need help with identifying the man with number 4 over his head on the far left.

If you know who he is, please let me know.

MACV
Graphic courtesy of:

Larry Fry
Detachment 8, 2nd ADVON
December 1961 - March 1962

Standing in front of my tent with my Chaplain bicycle.

MACV
Graphic courtesy of:

Larry Fry
Detachment 8, 2nd ADVON
December 1961 - March 1962

This is me standing on the beach at Nha Trang, January 22, 1962.

Vietnamese War Planes
Graphic courtesy of:

Bob Laymon

Vietnam Veteran's Day.

Tribute to the Viet Nam Air Force --- South Vietnamese fighter pilots, A-1 Skyraiders in background, at Tan Son Nhut Airbase, 83rd SOG (Special Operation Group), Fighter Squadron 518.

Saigon, 1965.

One was KIA in 1965, another during Tet offensive, in 1968.

(Autographed photo by VNAF)

Vietnamese War Planes
Graphic courtesy of:

Bob Laymon

Six aircraft assigned to Scatback.

Vietnamese War Planes
Graphic courtesy of:

Bob Laymon

Vietnam Veteran's Day.

Unknown damage by rocket or mortar fire.

Damage
Graphic courtesy of:

Daniel Schmittzehe

Unknown building damage by either a rocket or mortar.

Saigon
Graphic courtesy of:

Rich Carvell
12th Reconnaissance Intelligence Technical Squadron (Photo Lab OIC)
June 1970 - June 1971

Downtown Saigon 1970-71.

Hat
Graphic courtesy of:

Mel Barnes

The hat says it all.

Boarding Pass
Graphic courtesy of:

Sue Ellen Parker
TSNA Life Member
Wife of TSNA Co-Founder Don Parker

I just found this in some of Don's old paperwork.

I imagine many of you who had R&R in Hawaii will remember a card like this.

I was a senior in high school at that time.

Travel Orders
Graphic courtesy of:

Arthur D. Voorhees III

TDY orders.

Boarding Pass
Graphic courtesy of:

Bill Clark

48 years ago ...DEROS!!

Revetments
Graphic courtesy of:

Dale Baker
Det 1, 460th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, Scatback T-39
1968 - 1969

Early revetments on Tan Son Nhut.

Veterans
Graphic courtesy of:

Lynn Patton
377th Security Police Squadron, Armory
1971 - 1972




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