Armed Conflicts Worldwide – Scattered Shots

My First Bomb Damage Assessment Mission

On June 28, 1968, B-56 Project SIGMA’s Recon Company moved forward to our new launch site in the 1st Infantry Division (1st ID) base camp at Quan Loi. We set up operations on the airfield, and we lived in a large hay and rice storage barn at the end of the airfield, when we wereContinue reading “My First Bomb Damage Assessment Mission”

The Korean War Week 117 – The Cost of Rotation – September 15, 1952

Truman Head ( California Joe) 1st U.S. Sharpshooters

The famous US sharpshooter of the civil war

The Korean War Week 115 – What About Japan? – September 1, 1952

The aftershocks of Typhoon Karen have dumped so much rain on Korea that it’s quiet in the field this week, so I turn my attention to Japan. Japan’s situation with regard to Korea is very important, but is in a state of flux after the occupation of Japan officially ended and the UN troops thereContinue reading “The Korean War Week 115 – What About Japan? – September 1, 1952”

The Korean War Week 114 – The Soviets Up The Stakes – August 25, 1952

The Korean War Week 113 – The Battle of Bunker Hill – August 18, 1952

Ed Wolcoff on the RPD

From talks down with Bud Gibson Courtesy of LTC Ed Wolcoff:“When I carried the RPD. I also carried 500 rounds of ammo. 100 rounds were in a drum magazine attached to the weapon. 200 rounds were carried in two additional drums in purpose-built pouches on my belt- I retained the pouch straps to supplement theContinue reading “Ed Wolcoff on the RPD”

GR103 40mm M-79 Round

Rare GR103 40mm M-79 Round. With it an antenna wire could be fire through triple canopy jungle for better reception. I am not sure who would want to give away their position by trying this gimmick though,

US Issue DextroAmphetamine Tablets

This is an example of US Issue Dextro Amphetamine tablets, these were issued by SOG recon teams to stay awake on extended missions where sleep was not an option. They were a controlled item and handed back at the end of the mission. The tablets have been replaced in this example with dummy items. OftenContinue reading “US Issue DextroAmphetamine Tablets”

The Korean War Week 112 – The Chinese Take Siberia – August 11, 1952

There’s heavy fighting in the field this week for a position the US Marines call Siberia. Behind the scenes there’s worry, though, as the US Army is more and more facing a manpower crisis. They are, however, training ever more South Korean troops to one day hopefully bring all their own troops home from theContinue reading “The Korean War Week 112 – The Chinese Take Siberia – August 11, 1952”