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Jul 22, 2020 12:14:01   #
jack schade Loc: La Pine Oregon
 
Welcome to the forum Dan.

Jack

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Jul 22, 2020 13:41:47   #
IcemanKS Loc: RI USA
 
Hi,
Welcome a novice here but would be very interested in your Vietnam photo’s as I was there about the same time as you with the 173rd Airborne around the Coastal Highlands in II Corps.
ice 🇺🇸

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Jul 22, 2020 16:02:50   #
Dan Ellis Loc: St. Louis, Mo
 
Hello, I do remember the name Randy Kasnick but I don't think I knew him, 65 was a big class after all.
As I mentioned I've been reading from this forum for at least 4 years but never joined in until a couple of day ago. In Nam I worked in a photo lab as part of an aerial recon company, the 131st aviation company located at fubai near Hue. I had a safe job and never saw any war action, very lucky although the year before I was there which was 69-70 the base had been overrun on the tet offensive. The year I was there, nothing happened. The closest thing to action I saw was when a rocket was aimed at our base and landed in the field behind our company area, big boom but no damage. I will attach a photo I took of the crater the day after.



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Jul 22, 2020 16:14:22   #
Dan Ellis Loc: St. Louis, Mo
 
I grew up in the chicago area in a town called Wood Dale, attending Fenton HS in Bensenville. Graduated in 65, did some college time and 3 years army time and didn't move to St. Louis til 71 after my army time was up. Been here ever since. I had an adopted uncle who worked at Wagner electric for years before I got here and even heard of Wagner.

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Jul 22, 2020 16:20:56   #
Dan Ellis Loc: St. Louis, Mo
 
Thanks for the contact. Even though I probably took a lot of photos while I was in Viet Nam, I have very few still with me. Aside from the photo of the rocket explosion hole I already posted, I only have a few others showing the guys I worked with and a view of the guard lookout tower in the rear of the company area and thats about it. I don't know what happened to the rest.

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Jul 22, 2020 17:18:54   #
IcemanKS Loc: RI USA
 
Nice to meet you 🇺🇸

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Jul 22, 2020 18:30:25   #
PAR4DCR Loc: A Sunny Place
 
Welcome to UHH Dan, glad you finally joined us.
Have fun, learn and enjoy the forum.

Don

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Jul 22, 2020 19:30:51   #
jpgto Loc: North East Tennessee
 
Welcome. Enjoy and have fun. Jump in on the conversations.

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Jul 22, 2020 23:45:56   #
wthomson Loc: Tempe, Arizona
 
Welcome aboard, Dan. We share the same first serious camera, a Nikomat FTN purchased in Japan in 1966.

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Jul 23, 2020 07:37:37   #
gsmith051 Loc: Fairfield Glade, TN
 
Welcome to the forum Dan.

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Jul 24, 2020 15:34:50   #
sirlensalot Loc: Arizona
 
Welcome Dan.

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Jul 24, 2020 19:49:17   #
John from gpwmi Loc: Michigan
 
Welcome to the forum, Dan. Looking forward to your photo posts.

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Jul 26, 2020 22:44:41   #
fchretdet
 
Hi Dan,
Welcome to the UHH forum. I'm certain that you will have some great photo/memories to share.

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Aug 5, 2020 09:03:12   #
DickC Loc: NE Washington state
 
Welcome aboard, I'm 81!!

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Aug 13, 2020 06:40:43   #
Granddad Loc: UK
 
Welcome to the Hog.
Dave.

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