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Who got the Bill? From left to right who are these
fine looking Marines?
x Photo by, 1stLt.
Peter J. Dunev
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1stLt. Peter Dunev, "Look'n Cool"x
x Photo by, 1stLt.
Peter J. Dunev
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After several unfortunate incidents with YK-13, LtCol.
Statzer finally decided the aircraft should not bear that number upon repairing
it. Therefore, the Marines in the Metal Shop gave her the number
12 7/8.
xx Photo by,
Cpl. James H. Bandish
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By the color of this crew chief/gunner's helmet, there
was no question of which organization Cpl. Bandish was working for.
Cpl. Bandish relates, "Everyone thought I was crazy for the purple helmet,
as it was very easy to see. However, it appeared the VC had a tendency
to hit everything but what they were shooting at. Therefore, I considered
the purple helmet a good idea."x
Photo by, Cpl.
James H. Bandish
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This photo was taken in mid '68. It shows the
taxi-way where the Purple Foxes began operations in Nov. '68, just to the
right of the terminal area. We had to use a Ford tractor and/or six-by
to pull the Phrogs from the mud just off the taxi-way. At the time
of this photo, our squadron area was out of the frame to the left toward
the end of the runway.
Photo by,
Sgt. Dean "Kahuna" Cohoon
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