Veterans: A Legacy of Bravery and Sacrifice. A Btry 4/42 was given volorous UNIT award for extraordinary heroism for period of 8/24/6

 Thomas Gustafson, Joe Spigarelli, Bob Vey, Larry Burtchaell, and Daryl Molt. Photo taken 1969 LA Joyce Highway 14.

battery Commandert Frank Moen and Monkey at LZ Joyce late summer 1969.

Lt. Burtchaell asked Howard to draw the firing chart for Ruth before we left Joyce.  This is the result of my efforts.  I have no idea if it was right.  If you notice the split toward the right side, this reflects where the rectangular lines of the eastern hemisphere and western hemisphere maps meet on a round planet.  One would have thought after an almost a decade of military effort in Vietnam, someone in the Army might have thought it a good idea to mention it at FDC training at Ft. Sill.

Perimeter bunker.  I think this was the only one that our battery was responsible for manning at night.  A swarm of bees/hornets/whatever was making a nest and making things rather unpleasant.  Joe Spigarelli created a makeshift beekeeper outfit and was spreading gasoline to dissuade them.

Generators, and FDC at Joyce, July 1969.

Convoyed both Joyce to Ruth, and Ruth to Plei Mrong.  The guns and conex definitely flew at least one of those.  If you look at the conex helicopter, that is definitely incoming.  If you look at the convoy to Ruth, there is no sign of guns behind the trucks.

Susie and battery pet Monkey. Susie was with A Battery in 1968, 1969 and 1970. She gave birth to a litter of pups at FB34 Dak To/ Ben Het March 1969.

Foreground Jim (Jimbo) Parbouni, on the right Daryl Molt, up front Howard Hoffman, convoy from Joyce to Ruth.

FDC on the move .Summer 1969 moving to LZ Ruth. Photos by Howard Hoffman. A Battery 4th 42nd FA FDC

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LZ Lance -  A Battery 4th 42nd FA - 

Ban Me Thout - Saper attack  - 4:30AM September 7th 1968. 

Photo by Stephen Stone