Photo Gallery of Bong Son

These photos were taken of Bravo Company during our operations on the Bong Son Plains.
The first photograph shows a large-scale 1st Cavalry Division airmobile operation over Bong Son in 1967.
The following four photographs show the sequence of a combat assault with Bravo Company. Here is one of the six Hueys with Bravo Company on a combat assault mission (Jan 68). Bravo Company troopers off loading Hueys at the landing zone (Jan 68). The remainder of Bravo Company arriving by one of the three Chinooks required to transport our unit (Jan 68).

Bravo Company moving on rice paddy dikes (Jan 68). Bravo Company approaching a typical Vietnamese hamlet on the Bong Son Plain (Jan 68). This is a typical hootch that we searched for weapons (Jan 68). This photo shows Bravo Company heading into the bush (Jan 68).
Bravo Company Cheyenne was placed under the operational control of 1st Bn, 50th Regiment (Mechanized), 22-27 January 1968, to help secure Firebase Lowboy and important bridges on Route 1.

This photo shows Cheyenne loaded on Armored Personnel Carriers M113, and heading off to secure the bridges
Bravo Company troopers also goofed off whenever they got a chance. Here a group of our finest have stacked arms exactly as they were taught in Advanced Infantry Training.
And this is why they stacked arms. If it wasn't in the sea, then we made good use of the rivers, particularly the An Lao River. Thanks to Jim Beck for most of these photos.  

BRAVO COMPANY TROOPERS ENJOYING A SWIM IN THE AN LAO RIVER Thanks to Sam Walker WE TOOK GOOD CARE OF OUR WEAPONS Thanks to Sam Walker

IT WAS SOP TO SHAVE EVERY DAY Thanks to Bill Cracchiola	SHOWER LZ ENGLISH Thanks to Fred Fish
WE HAD GOOD REASONS FOR NOT TRUSTING VIETNAMESE BARBERS
Thanks to Sam Walker	Thanks to James Ford

BILL CRACCHIOLA POPS SMOKE TO IDENTIFY LZ FOR INBOUND HUEY Thanks to Sam Walker INBOUND HUEY LANDING FOR EXTRACTION OPERATION Thanks to Sam Walker CHEYENNE SETTING UP FOR THE NIGHT Thanks to Fred Fish