
This is just after an awards ceremony, we were on stand down at Quan
Loi. I'll try and give names to the guys I remember. All A 1/5, Back row
Left to right : Stan Cafaro, UK, Captain George Smith, UK, Shorty McVay,
Jackson?,UK, Front row L.To R. Tiny, Bill Brown, Johnny White, Larry Fields,
1st Sgt. Ted Rowland Russ Bernhardt. PHOTO by Chuck
Harris read below
I'm sending this pic individual as it has a great story behind it. This
pic. was taken by Chuck Harris, Bn. photographer.
Chuck was with A 1/5, 1st Plt. He got a rear job as Bn. photographer and
while covering a fire fight on LZ. Jerry,
Chuck was hit by a gook mortar. Chuck lost an eye and has a titanium
shoulder socket. But you would never know it to see him. An other strange
fact this pic. was in his pocket when he was hit, if you look
close you can
see where shrapnel went through the picture. Truly a miracle Chuck
survived
with a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star. This pic. is also in my mind a piece
of history