 | Graphic courtesy of: Charles Penley 377th Security Police Squadron Sentry Dog Section October 1967 - July 1969 In 1971, Memorial Day became a federal holiday. The original national celebration of Decoration Day took place on 30 May 1868. When Memorial Day became a federal holiday, it was given the floating date of the last Monday in May. |
 | Graphic courtesy of: Jerry Walden 19th Air Commando Squadron 1967 - 1969 This was the 19th Air Commando HQ on our last day there, which was later Special Ops. The photo is from February 1969, and shows three Commando Crew Chief SSgts. going home. L-R: SSgt Joe Diffee, SSgt Dory Apgar, SSgt Jerry Walden |
 | Graphic courtesy of: Jerry Walden Terminal building, first week of TET Offensive, January 31, 1968 |
 | Graphic courtesy of: Jerry Walden 19th Air Commandos Flight Line Maintenance HQ 1968/1969 |
 | Graphic courtesy of: Jerry Walden 19th Air Commandos Crew Chief’s lounge, 1968/1969. Our coffee was our secret weapon. |
 | Graphic courtesy of: Jerry Walden 19th Air Commandos 780 equipment storage building, 1968/1969. Troop drop, cargo drop, and other stuff for our birds. |
 | Graphic courtesy of: Bill Clark Here is my boarding pass to come home for good. |
 | Graphic courtesy of: Richard Carvell 12th Reconnaissance Intelligence Technical Squadron (Photo Lab OIC) June 1970 - June 1971 South Vietnam’s rainy season is during the months of May through September. I arrived 1 June 1970 in the second month of the rainy season, and I was going to leave at the end of the first month of the southern monsoon. There's a chance of rain at any time of the year in what was then South Vietnam, but on the whole, it tends to rain for an hour or two towards the end of the afternoon during the rainy season, so you really could not let it put you off if you had to go somewhere. Walking in the rain just became something one did. |
 | Graphic courtesy of: Daniel Schmittzehe |
 | Graphic courtesy of: Dennis Nussbaum Veterans' Statue in downtown Saigon. |
 | Graphic courtesy of: Charles Penley 377th Security Police Squadron Sentry Dog Section October 1967 - July 1969 Here is most of my dog tag, without the serial number. |
 | Graphic courtesy of: Charles Penley 377th Security Police Squadron Sentry Dog Section October 1967 - July 1969 Mother's Day is May 08, 2016. |
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