Welcome to the Viet Nam photo album of Charlie Trooper David Brasher. David served with distinction and honor in Charlie Troop from September 1969 to September 1970. David is allowing us to include his favorite Nam Charlie Troop photos in our collection:
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- 1. We will need a lot of Duct Tape for this one!
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- 2. Major Galen Rosher, our Troop Commander
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- 3. 1/9th Cavalry Headquarters
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- 4. Cpt. Kenneth P. Dies
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- 5. Cpt. Kenneth P. Dies
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- 6. Herbert (Andy Andrews) Jeep Driver
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- 7. Cpt. Enn Tietenburg
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- 8. First Sgt. Jesse Chewning
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- 9. ??? Troopers names? Andy Andrews bottom right
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- 10. Hank?? (supply)
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- 11. Names???
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- 12. David Brasher
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- 13. ?? Tom Stokesberry on right
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- 14. A Charlie Troop Huey
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- 15. A Charlie Troop Scout Bird
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- 16. A Charlie Troop Cobra gunship
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- 17. The business end of a Cobra!
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- 18. Headquarters, 1/9th Cavalry
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- 19. Sgt William (Bill) Wright, David Brasher
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- 20. Enn Tietenburg, ?, Galen Rosher
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- 21. ??, Kevin Frye
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- 22. Troop Commanders (Galen Rosher) C&C gunship
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- 23. Charlie Troop Operations, Cpt Bobby Good
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- 24. David Brasher
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- 25. Headquarters, 1/9th Cavalry
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- 29. William Westfall completing construction on Charlie Troop Bulletin Board/Info Center next to Orderly Room
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- 30. Charlie Troop Main Street
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- 31. Chinook hauling back a Cobra
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- 32. Charlie Troop Operations
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- 33. Unknown names. Huey crashed leaving Headquarters revetment
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- 34. Unknown names
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- 35. Dennis Junger with damaged cobra
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- 36. Hooch with bunker/my Home Sweet Home. Orderly Room on the right.
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- 37. David Brasher with help completing top of my bunker
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- 38. William R. Wright working on our bunker
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- 39. William R. Wright supervising the first stages of our bunker construction
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- 40. First stage of our bunker construction
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- 41. Name? Worked in Ops. Possibly Darby?
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- 42. Downtown Charlie Troop
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- 43. No names on this damaged cobra
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- 44. Unknown names
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- 45. Unknown names
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- 46. Medic Station
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- 47. Headquarters Building
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- 48. Armond Hanson, Charlie Troop clerk
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- 49. William R. Wright
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- 50. Incoming damage
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- 51. Daniel Walker, Blues Platoon
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- 52. Sky Crane at Phouc Vinh
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- 53. Storm brewing during monsoon season
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- 54. Huey over flightline, Phouc Vinh
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- 55. Jeff Stone & his dog
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- 56. Incoming Damage
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- 57. Unknown names
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- 58. Unknown names
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- 59. Bruce Melhorn – Charlie Troop clerk
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- 60. Incoming damage.
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- 61. William Westfall and William Wright
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- 62. Incoming damage
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- 63. Charlie Troop bird w/heavy damage
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- 64. 1st Sgt Chewning on the left, William Wright, right
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- 65. Incoming damage to NCO Club.
On March 26th 1969 I was inducted into the U.S. Army. Same day, I was on a bus headed to Fort Polk, Louisiana for basic training. After completing basic training, I was sent to (AIT) Advance Infantry Training at Tigerland at Fort Polk. After completing AIT August 1969, and to no surprise, my orders read Vietnam. I arrived in Vietnam on September 1, 1969. Still remember the heat and smell as we got off the plane. “What have I got myself into” I thought. Am I going to survive a year of this. Second night in Nam, I was assigned to guard duty and received snipper fire on our tower. Then after a couple of days processing I was assigned to the First Cavalry Division, Charlie Troop 1/9th. My first helicopter ride was in a chinook. Carrying my M-16 with gear and wearing a helmet. I thought, surely they are not going to drop us off and we were going to be in the middle of a fire fight the minute we would land. My mind was running wild with thoughts, and anxiety was setting in. When landing, and opening up the back platform, Thank God we were on an airstrip at Phouc Vinh and not dropped off in a jungle who knows where. After Finding my way to the Charlie Troop’s orderly room to check in, I felt a little more relieved. Then to my surprise, I was told my MOS would be changed from 11B to 71B (Company Clerk). Things were looking better, but not for long. My first night living in a hooch things changed from better to worse. First night I heard the shout INCOMING! Our hooch was directly across from the maintenance hanger and it received several hits. Me being a newbe, I had no idea what was going on, but I was a fast learner. Does not take long to know the sound of enemy Rockets and Mortars vs outgoing artillery. We had rocket and mortar attacks almost nightly for the first 30 days I was in Nam. It was a crazy year indeed. Made friends, Lost friends. I truly believe I served with the best there was, red platoon, white platoon, and blue platoon. All great guys just doing what they were assigned to do and putting their lives on the line everyday. Respect for all!! Thank you brothers, welcome home. Never forget those who gave their all! RIP brothers.
