These photos were taken by Charlie Troop Lift Platoon Trooper Crayton Morris, from August 1966-1967. He was an Aircraft Commander in a Huey aircraft. Crayton has graciously allowed us to include his photos in our collection. :
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- Vietnam… Near LZ Hammond. Nov 1966 Opn Thayer II. CM sitting in my Helicopter -Waiting- C Trp 1-9th Cav
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- Photo came from John Alto.
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- RVN, 1967, Bac Lieu. “Coming In.”
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- Sep. 1966. Just moving into Room 0, at the Grand Hilton, Bong Son, Vietnam. Operation Thayer II.
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- We would land in “secure areas” like this Special Forces Camp, in the Central Highlands and wait to pick up our Blues. Operation Thayer II Dec 1966
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- Stick Buddy John Spencer with Crayton Morris Flight School 1965 Ft. Wolters TX
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- This was my first “downed” helicopter and lucky for us I landed it (called an autorotation) in a rice paddy.
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- This was taken at LZ Hammond in the Central Highland area.
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- Vietnam, at LZ Hammond in the Central Highlands. Feb 1967…just flew back after the days mission. My Door gunner and myself (right seat) Operation Thayer II
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- Vietnam, at LZ Uplift. Eating during Operation Irving, waiting for the Blues.
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- Vietnam, Dec. 25th 1966 Merry Christmas! 1st Cav Div at LZ Hammond.
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- Vietnam, Dec. 1966. Chow Line at LZ Hammond in the Central Highland area.
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- Vietnam, LZ Hammond, Operation Thayer II Jan 1967 Our Blues
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- Vietnam Operation Irving. We/I were picked up by another helicopter after being “downed” so I was playing door gunner! Sep-Oct 1966.
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- Vietnam, Near LZ Hammond. Nov, 1966. Opn Thayer II. I am sitting in my Helicopter -Waiting- C Trp 1-9th Cav
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- In the 15th Medical Battalion I was flying Medevac and received my first bullet in my helicopter July, 1966. My Medic is pointing to the hole.
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- A little dark. Vietnam Operation Thayer II, Feb. 1967 with our Infantry on board.
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- At Khe Vietnam. This hole in the tent was from a mortar attack on Sept. 3, 1966. A person died from wounds the next day.
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- Bob Hope show, December, 1966. At An Khe, South Vietnam
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- Central Highlands Vietnam, “Rice Paddies.” Operation Irving
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- Crayton Morris 1967
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- Crayton Morris, 1966, Vietnam
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- I met up with great friend Herb Kendall who went Navy, in Saigon 1967
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- LZ Hammond. They burnt my home down before we moved from this LZ…. pissed me off too…. Operation Pershing I. Feb 1967
A note from Crayton…..” I would like to ……………………..”
