187 B&W VIETNAM WAR PHOTOS - from the free table , at the dump .

Hawks88

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I love saving old pictures. Those should never see a trash can. Good for you for saving some very important history.
 

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We found some Vietnam photos way back in the 70's. We should have left them at the dump. Gruesome beyond belief.
 

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Have a few from my father in law. I think they are from the Korean War. Some grusome photos, but can not toss them out.
 

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Thank the money hungry politicians for esculating a war for no reason except to put money in their pockets.
 

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Sad to see someone's service memories in trash, I'm sure it happens every day though. Thank you for saving this history and sharing with us.

Steve

My sentiments, exactly. I have a photo of my grandfather in the 80s wearing his old WWII Navy uniform. When I asked recently what ever happened to that uniform, I was told he threw it away after taking the picture. Probably thought no one would care about it, but I would give a weeks pay to have it in the family.
 

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I was attached to the 452nd Tac Hospital unit at March AFB between '63 and '69. I was an Operating Room technician. I never had the desire to take pics of my work area but I did take pics on two frequent occasions: (1) Those taken of C-119's coming from NAS Alameda while landing and unloading the wounded; and (2) pics taken of B-52s practicing takeoffs,'go arounds', 'touch and gos' and landings. Today I could find similar pics on the internet faster than I could find mine--if I even still have them.
Don...
 

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What an incredible find. I'm a brit and we weren't involved but I grew up in those days and always watched the news and TV programmes on the war(and still do) Total respect to all you guys who served your country.
 

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A good save.

I just barely missed being drafted for this war. A lot of my neighbors in the country side went.

My best friend for 30 years of hunting went. I didnt meet him until the early 1980's. He was my best friend and I miss him. Think about him alot.
 

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There's just about nothing left from my years. Two tours, Vietnam AND Cambodia - though there's not anything left from that. I do remember the scorpions though - them danged things had white meat like a lobster!
 

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There's just about nothing left from my years. Two tours, Vietnam AND Cambodia - though there's not anything left from that. I do remember the scorpions though - them danged things had white meat like a lobster!

wow, I would love to sit down with a few beers with guys like you and listen to some of your experiences first hand. Respect.
 

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eyes welled up on this one -

Some people have no sentimental bones in their body , Or maybe theses were images somebody wanted to forget ???

As for me i'd-a kept them also.
 

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And FIL who flew an Otter says it isn't one.

Sure looks like one.

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Although the Otter found ready acceptance in bush airlines, as in a similar scenario to the DHC-2 Beaver, the United States Army soon became the largest operator of the aircraft (184 delivered as the U-1A Otter). Other military users included Australia, Canada, and India, but the primary role of the aircraft as a rugged bush plane continues to this day.
 

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It is an Otter. He thought more about it (brains going due to agent O cancer) he says it's an Otter. He was thinking beaver.
 

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