E. Ray Austin's Vietnam #1

A collection of my (and a few others that were donated) pictures covering my "2 tours of duty" in Vietnam, starting from January 1969 until January 1970, and again from January 1971 until January 1972, with a special focus on the "Siege of DAK TO and BEN HET" - May thru July 1969, and Fire Support Base (FSB) 6 located on Rocket Ridge overlooking the Dak To Valley.

1-Operational Reports of the 1st Battalion 92nd Artillery, my Unit: http://www.bravecannons.org/History/hist_benhet.html
2-To read all of the story, go to: http://www.war-stories.com/dk-siege-of-dak-to-gearhart-murphy-1969-1.asp
3-Another good story is at http://www.thebattleofkontum.com/memories/15.html
4-An excellent YouTube video also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-eYoL6IZXg
5-The battle of Ben Het Vietnam (1969): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adQnb_0cz4o&feature=related

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E. Ray Austin

Me at TAN CAHN, Central Highlands Vietnam, 1969, on top of the Water Tower at TAN CANH. Yeah, I know, what am I doing in shorts, right? Well, we did have a few days off once in a while.

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Uploaded: February 21, 2011
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  • (Anonymously) (Private)
    2 years 3 months ago
    Not too surprised about the shorts.  More surprised that you don't have skin cancer now as you rarely wore a shirt.
    • (Anonymously) (Private)
      8 months ago
      I have had a couple of skin cancer spots removed over the years and I need to get back to the doctor again cause I've noticed a few other "strange" spots have shown up.
    • (Anonymously) (Private)
      8 months ago
      Hi,
      You are very pretty lucky because 3 years later in 1972, two officers died on this tower manned the gun towards the north vietnamese assault !

    • (Anonymously) (Private)
      2 years 3 months ago
      Well, Thank God for that.  However, over the years I have had to have a lot of critters removed from my body to include a cancerous spot removed from an ear.  Other than that, I am good.