Jordan Green was a Trooper in our Combat Maintenance platoon, from Sep 2, 1969 to Sep2, 1970. He, and his fellow Troopers worked tirelessly to recover our downed aircraft, and repair them; and provided superior routine heavy maintenance to keep us in the battle.
1. The “business end” of a Cobra.
2. A mortar, next to a fire barrel.
3. Troop Huey.
4. Sling loading back one of our shot up cobras.
5. The Combat Maintenance hangars.
6. A Troop Scout bird
7. Getting ready for a “formation?”
Probably mail call!!
8. ? with the “Alaskan Cobra.”
9. Brand new hootches!
10. New hootches. In dire need of sandbag protection!
11. Hired locals helping to build bunkers
12. A view out the door of the hangar
13. Army aviation! OH-58 landing
14. Looking at the hangars from the top of the bunker.
15. Looking down the cobra flight line
16. Steve Halvorson, Hannifin sp?, Frank Archdikin?? best guesses
17 Christmas 1969
18. Looking toward the ARVN compound
19. Getting some sun on top of a bunker
20. Jordan Green
21. .51 Caliber anti aircraft gun
? name
22. Mess hall at Cav rear
23. This is the place!
24. Tiger
25. Agent Orange, and B-52 arc lights.
26. A view from the cabin of a Huey.
27. A line up of some of those who
kept the Troop in the air. Jordan replaced the “short timer”
28. Reports by Rangers in the field said a tiger was attacking them.
After this tiger was taken, the reports ceased.
29. Jordan on R&R at Vung Tau
30. Jordan on R&R at Vung Tau
31. 1/9th Cavalry Headquarters
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34. Captured enemy weapons
35. Captured enemy weapons
36. An outpost from the air.
37. City life in Vietnam
38. Countryside village
39. Huey collides with a revetment.
40. What happens when a Huey hits a revetment.
41. Commerce continues in war.
42. A real workhorse, a Chinook.
43. ? name
44. Jordan catching up on his reading.
45. ? at a popular photo spot!
46. ? with a Troop Huey
47. Jordan Green’s sleeping area.
48. Drums filled with dirt, and more sandbags.
49. Jordan Green.
50. Jordan replacing a Cobra engine.
51. Jordan with a Troop Huey
52. Attaching new blades to a Scout aircraft
53. The hangars were popular targets for the enemy.
54. Getting it done!
55. Cobra engine replacement
56. Cobra in for major maintenance
57. Three amigos:
? , ?, Jordan Green
58. Jordan Green
59. Our over-sized “engine hoist!”
60. Jordan, and ?
61. Christmas 1969
Jordan, ? , ?
62. Jordan Green
63. Needing some new skids!
64. Some duct tape, and she will be good as new!
65. We are hard at work.
Major maintenance.
66. Bringing back a downed cobra.
67. Jordan with a Troop Cobra
68. Constant maintenance was required
69. Enjoying some well deserved rest time.
70. Troop Huey
71. Shower time!
72. Jordan Green
73. Constant shelling forced us to
turn hootches into bunkers!
