Memoir Vietnam & SE Asia 1972

Personal photos/text taken in/out of Vietnam combat zone from perspective of copilot on USAF C-130 345th Tactical Airlift Crew. Not just about the war, but also about the people/places of the region during 1972. This is where I got my first Nikon film SLR which turned into lifelong passion albeit now Canon digital SLR. The photos are recent digital scans from old 35mm slides wasting away in hot/cold attic for 40 years. Extensive Photoshop editing has been used to make them somewhat presentable.

Saturday, September 14, 2013

Peace at Ban Me Thuot

As the sign reads "PEACE! ... BANMETHUOT TERMINAL". 1973 photo of primitive terminal next to aircraft ramp at Ban Me Thuot Airfield in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. The airbase was pretty much abandoned when we landed there with disintegrating ramp, taxiways, and buildings. Lots of signs of intense battles that had taken place there earlier during North Vietnamese offensives when the base was occupied.

Memoir Vietnam & SE Asia 1972

Saturday, September 14, 2013

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