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1. Julius C Moody at our camp on the white sandy beach that was along Highway QL1 and south of Vung Ro Bay. (March 1967)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Julius C Moody at our camp on the beach standing outside the tent of Sgt Bryant. (March 1967)

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Dennis Bess

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Road work on Highway QL1. From left to right, J C Moody from Georgia, Leroy Jenkins from Buford, South Carolina and Powell.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. Traffic along Highway QL 1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. J C Moody entertaining four young boys out along Highway QL 1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7. J C Moody with the mother of the boys in the previous photo. This photo was taken at the railroad tunnel and bunker.

 

 

 

 

 

 

8. More traffic out along Highway QL1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9. "OPPS" - Loading our equipment at Vung Ro Bay for the trip north to Duc Pho.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10. Vung Ro Bay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11. J C Moody "sand bagging for safety" at Vung Ro Bay while waiting to board the ship that will take us north to Duc Pho. The fellow on left is Larry Dale Foster.

 

 

 

 

 

12. Getting ready to load us and all our equipment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13. Loading our equipment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14. On the ship and ready to leave Vung Ro Bay. That's Larry Dale Foster from Little Rock, Arkansas sitting in the truck.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15. Ready to move north to Duc Pho. That fellow on the right is me, Richard Mayes from Kentucky.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16. This was home for J C Moody and John Burger. The location is the Duc Pho Airfiled. Also known as LZ Bronco.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17. John Burger. The location is the Duc Pho Airfiled. Also known as LZ Bronco.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18. A view of what was in back of Moody and Burger's hooch. The location is the Duc Pho Airfiled. Also known as LZ Bronco. The area shown is where helicopters would come in and pick up supplies and fly those supplies to units out in the field.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19. J C Moody poses outside his new and improved home. The location is the Duc Pho Airfiled. Also known as LZ Bronco.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20. Another view of J C Moody standing outside his new home. The location is the Duc Pho Airfiled. Also known as LZ Bronco.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21. J C Moody. In the background you can see part of our camp at the Duc Pho Airfiled. Also known as LZ Bronco.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22. J C Moody. In the background you can see part of our camp at the Duc Pho Airfiled. Also known as LZ Bronco.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23. J C Moody. In the background you can see part of our camp at the Duc Pho Airfiled. Also known as LZ Bronco.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24. On the back of this photo J C Moody identified this area as the 101st Airborne camp located on the road that we built running from the beach to the Duc Pho Airfield.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25. This destroyed bridge was located on Highway QL1 on the south end of Duc Pho. We removed this bridge and installed culverts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26. This photo was taken along Highway QL1. In the distance it appears a possible mine has been found and someone is probing the area with his bayonet. You can also see the 5-ton dump truck that is backing down the road in support of the mine sweep operation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27. This photo was most likely taken along Highway QL1. The women in this photo are probably on their way to the markets in downtown Duc Pho.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28. This photo was most likely taken along Highway QL1. The women in this photo are probably on their way to the markets in downtown Duc Pho.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29. Two of the children near Duc Pho.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30. This photo was probably taken in downtown Duc Pho along Highway QL1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31. Activity in downtown Duc Pho along Highway QL1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32. This photo was taken in or near Duc Pho.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33. A group of Company D members returning to camp. This photo was taken in the Duc Pho Airfield compound. Also known at LZ Bronco.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

34. J C Moody. In the background you can see part of the Duc Pho Airfiled compound. Also known as LZ Bronco.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35. This photo was taken inside the Duc Pho Airfield compound area. I believe the conveyor was used to feed large rocks into a rock crusher.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36. A view of Company D's camp at the Duc Pho Airfield compound. Also know as LZ Bronco. J C Moody identifield the gentleman in the center of this photo as Sgt. Nagy. The hooch on the lower left corner is the Moody & Burger home.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

37. This was Company D's CP and our unit tavern.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38. A flying crane carring a truck to or from the Duc Pho Airfield. The structure on the center-right is part of the Company D CP and unit tavern.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39. J C Moody (left) and Larry Dale Wittington (right) standing outside the Company D mess hall. The location is the Duc Pho Airfiled. Also known as LZ Bronco.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40. This photo was taken at Company A's camp located near the town of Mo Duc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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