The LZ after combat engineers cleared the jungle.
(All photos by Bob Cossey)
Engineer rappelling in. They bought explosives, chainsaws, etc.
The jungle is dark with the canopy still intact. Recon has found a cache! Burleson, Ski & Mother. Trying to figure out who is on the radio (?)
The real prize was capturing all the rocket & mortar ammo. This is just a sample.
Alpha Co. grunts. Just relaxing in the bush.
Remember this well. Amazing stores of rice (I heard estimate was 220 tons) above ground and all the munitions and equipment (bikes, generators, etc., all packed in cosmoline) below ground under each “hootch”. It was a long time before I could eat rice again!