These photos were taken by Charlie Troop Scout Platoon member Kent Bickel, from 1968-1969. He was an Observer/Gunner in an OH-6A Scout aircraft. Kent has graciously allowed us to include his photos in our collection. :
Blues-unk
Caribou aircraft
Children gathering
Children at the fence
Doc at Camp Evans 1968
Greg Jayne and Brian Rhodes
Joe Cordova
Joe Flagg, Maint Platoon, 1969 -4
Joe Flagg, Maint Platoon, 1969 -3
Joe Flagg, Maint Platoon, 1969 -2
Joe Flagg, Maint Platoon, 1969
Ken Herkimer-unk-unk
Kent Bickle-3
Kent Bickle
Kent Bickle-2
Kent Bickle -6
Kent Bickle – 7
Kent Bickle checking out the Huey console
Kent Bickle getting some front seat Huey time!
Kent Bickle at Camp Evans, 1968
Kent Bickle, Huey time!
Lift crew, Mike and Stubbs
Loach with the doors in place!
Mamma-san
Mike
“Mike from lift”
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mike-from-lift-2
Mike from lift-3
?? Jerry or Stephen Parr, 1969
A party on the Phouc Vinh flightline-1969
Brian Rhodes
Scout Frank Vasquez, 1969 -2
Scout Frank Vasquez, 1969
Scout Crew Chief Joe Cordova 1968
Scout Crew Chief Ron Ferrizzi, 1968
Scout Crew Chief Steve Parr, 1968
Scout Crew chief Stubbs, 1968
Scout gunner Kent Bickle Phouc Vinh, 1968
Scout pilot, Gary Mathis, 1969
Scout pilot, unk, Phouc Vinh, 1968 -2
Scout pilot, unk, Phouc Vinh, 1968
Scouts relaxing, 1969- 2
Scouts-relaxing-69
sunset
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unk-2
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unk-7
unk, unk -8
unk-9
unk, Vasquez, unk, Flagg
unk, Bickle in a huey
Kent and Margaret…she wrote him every day he was in Nam.
A note from Kent…..” I would like to give a shout out to all the brave men of C TROOP, from the top to the bottom, who did the job with distinction and courage….that job being hunting down Charlie, and that we did well.Best to all and have a good life.”
