93rd Evac Hospital under construction, Long Binh, RVN Nov 65 - C Company 168^{th Engineer Bn, first project in-country}

93rd Evac Hospital under construction, Long Binh, RVN Nov 65 - we housed in the units being built initially

93rd Evac Hospital under construction, Long Binh, RVN Dec 65 - close to completion

Litter bearers bringing in an accident casualty, Long Binh, RVN late Dec 65

45th DustOff, at 93^{rd Evac Hospital, Long Binh, RVN late Dec 65 – Also C Company’s Project}

93rd Evac Hospital / 45^{th DO first incoming, Long Binh, RVN late Dec '65}

93^{rd Evac Doctors, Nurses and Staff cast “South Pacific” for the patients, Long Binh, RVN Jan 66}

NSTS Geiger at Agana, Guam, mid Nov 1965 (8 hour layover to refuel) prior to final leg of transit. We spent the day at a US Navy beach, complete with Japanese pillboxes from WW2.

My rack on “C” deck, NSTS Geiger, Nov 1965

Bob Hope Show, Christmas Day 1965 Air Base at Bien Hoa.

Bob Hope Show, Christmas Day 1965 at 1st Div Base Camp, Di An

Morning clean up, first shirt RA McDonald was serious about this aspect! – Nov 66

HQ Tent, Co C 168^{th Engr. Bn. The overhead power lines were dead, at all the tower bases were mine fields. – Jan 66}

Rear side of HQ tent – Jan 66

Hanging out the welcome sign for the Maintenance (Motor Pool) section.

Constructing the shower – 2 conex containers, bomb containers welded together, basic plumbing with twist on – off valves. No hot water, strictly solar heat. – Dec 65

Artillery emplacements at Di An built by “A” Company, 168^{th Engr Bn. - Jan 66}

1^{st Div Perimeter Bunker emplacement at Di An built by “A” Company, 168th Engr Bn. - Jan 66}

Quartermaster stores, ground cleared by“A” Company, 168^{th Engr Bn. - Jan 66}

168^{th Engineering Battalion HQ, Col. Manley Rogers, Bn Sgt Maj Robinson (? Been a long time) in Jeep, and unknown in front of HQ tent. – Jan 66}

1^{st Div Perimeter wall at Di An built by “A” Company, 168th Engr Bn. - Jan 66}

“C” Company Laterite mining operation, used for road and compound fill and grading – Dec 65

“C” Company M4T6 Light Tactical Raft build on “Gator Lake”, Ft Polk, LA during Operational Readiness Training Exercise, circa Mar 1965

This is the road between Long Binh and Di An, improved by the 168^{th Engr Bn, A and C Companies by hauling and grading laterite. – Jan 1966}

Nhu’s pedestal, the statue was long gone - Jan 1966

Airfield at Vung Tau, runways were PSP. Flew from Vung Tau to Bien Hoa on transport, - Nov 65

APC on highway A1, ARVN compound across highway. The concertina wire is the perimeter fence for C Company’s Maintenance Area. – Dec 65

Offloading and boarding trucks at Bien Hoa for transit to Long Binh, which was (when we arrived in-country) a trailer transfer point for supplies going north from Saigon. – Nov 65

Arrival at camp Alpha for clearing 7Feb 66

Last look at Viet Nam, departed Ton Son Nhut on a Boeing 707 marked ”Air America” on the fuselage, arrived at Travis AFB 2 hours prior to our departure time 8Feb66

First glimpse of USA – 8Feb66

Offloading from MSTS Geiger at Vung Tau, boarding LCU's for transport to shore

Actual landing of 3rd platoon, C Company 168th on Viet Nam soil; the 1st Div band was there to greet us!!