Tom Twitty's
1968-69 Vietnam Tour Photos Album 1

 More Photos   #2,  #3 Vietnam 1968-69,   #4 Diving School 1965

Some Photos for Starters
231st Collection 1968-69

Boat  #16 Inital Crew, Vung Tau Vietnam Aug 1968
Top LtoR, Roger Kennedy, Russ King, Big Jon Cameron, Phil Skelton
 Bottom LtoR, Tom Twitty, 'Bobo' Robert L Reid

Phil Eaton and Tom Sitting around awaiting our boats to arrive.
Aug 1968 (green troops)
Phil was later assigned to boat #16  last 6 months of tour.

Heading out on a Mission with FL flag flying high
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Light it up!  George Davis taking aim at end of Tom's cigarette.

  
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Governor Kirk sent our boats a Florida Flag to Fly in 1968.  Toward the end of our,  tour Chopper comes in to deliver mail and supplies, (the flag is worst for wear).

Picking up our new Home To Be for next 12 months
Phil Skelton, Tom Twitty, Russ King Aug 68

Crew Equipping our boat for action Sept 1968

Tom Twitty Relaxing on the Aussy Beach Vung Tau,  A little incounty R & R 1969 

Vung Tau Market

Local Riversid Monastery

Heading for Cambodia Mts.
sitting ducks
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T. J. Twitty at ready on the 50 Cal during mission 1969

   Viet Cong rocket attack on tank farm.

Friendly Traffic on the delta  (this tub was not one of ours but was assigned to our unit.  Send us some good photos of our boats

 
Our Crew Loaded for bear, Must be some action along the shore for we don't hunker down very often.
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Rocket Attack

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Editor Tom Twitty with original Linda
1999 Grand Teton Nat. Park

Linda & Mike 1968
Photo scanned from Tom's wallet
after 36 years.

More Photos  #1, #2,  #3 Vietnam 1968-69,   #4 Diving School 1964-65

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