Tuesday, September 02, 2008

Firebase Fuller, 38 Years Later


View from Firebase Fuller today


In the same area pictured above (sometime around 1970) a recoilless rifle fires at a sniper position down the hill.


Walking through history


Smoke from a B-52 strike fills the valley near The Rockpile (viewed from Firebase Fuller)


Report from Stars and Stripes Magazine, 1970


Today standing on top of the old Firebase Fuller (Dong Ha Mountain)

The sand has been in these bags for around 40 years

Claymore mine plate and crank, along with with bullets picked up from the old base

Hai's happy to have made it to the top