Photo Of A Military Payment Certificate for 10 Cents

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We didn't use the USD Money in Viet Nam but instead we used the Military Payment Certificate even for the small change. If my memory serves me correctly, the military would change the currency every so often and only the military personnel could exchange their old for the new currency. I suppose it was because of the Vietnamese Black Market.

Photo Of Stuck APCs

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I remember them reassigning me for my last month in RVN. They placed me in The 4th Division Exploitation Platoon. We were air mobile and we had 6 Armored Personnel Carriers. Our primary job was to plant and extract our Long Range Recons Patrols (LRRPS) from our Main Division Base Camp and flying various missions. I remember one of our duties was to fly on the road patrol between our Home Base Camp (Pleiku) and Dak To. On these missions the Chopper Pilot would stop @ every bridge so we could check them for mines.
I remember this photo was took by me during one our LRRP extraction when we got all 6 of our APCs stuck in a Rice Patty. We call to call in for Vehicle Track Retriever (VTR) to come to our rescue.

Photo Of Me Routh and Wray

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This photo was taken in front of the NCO Club in Fort Lewis, Washington in early 1966. Boy did those civilian clothes feel good! It was a week-end pass on the base after our Basic Training. You know this photo brings back old memories. I remember them having a talent show that day. I remember the band that won sung the song Louie-Louie which was put out by the Kingsmen in 1963.

I know you have heard the term "An Ear Worm", which means you cant get a melody out of your head. I have an Ear Worm that is still in my head since that day in 1966. "LOUIE LOUIE, OH BABY, ME GOTTA GO"--"LOUIE LOUIE, OH BABY, ME GOTTO GO"