Category Archives: Vietnam War

Those Vietnam war MCI ( “C-rations” ) must have gotten old really fast. Some bright spark decided to make up a little cook book for the boys. I suppose some firebase situation would have given them time to whip some of these up. Yummy !

In 1967, JC-130A 54-1626 was selected for conversion into the prototype AC-130A gunship (Project Gunship II). The modifications were done at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base by the Aeronautical Systems Division. A direct-view night-vision telescope was installed in the forward door, an early forward-looking infrared device was placed in the forward part of the left wheelContinue reading “Gunship II: Development and Initial Deployment”

I been playing around with Grok’s AI photo editing function lately. I been taking the pictures all my friends take in their stuff and putting them in different backgrounds and making it into LIFE magazines from the war. Take a look and see what you think. None of those are real war photos. Just theContinue reading “LIFE Magazine Vietnam AI”

I had been putting some stuff out for display for use on my IG account. A lot of historians, collectors and reanactors had been doing this in the last few weeks so I decided to join in the fun. I think it has some interest here so I will show you guys the 3 IContinue reading “‘Nam Basic Rifleman Kit”

Yes, that is me in early Vietnam war US Army uniform on the streets of an AI generated Saigon. Pretty neat huh? I have gotten pretty good at photo editing then having Grok tweak backgrounds and add an aging patina of old paper. Looks pretty realistic I think.

I saw this image above on facebook and it reminded me of a story my Dad told about his first week in Vietnam. On some main base before going out to a firebase he was in an ammo bunker with some other new guys and 4 -5 veterans getting ready to go back home. ItContinue reading “Dad’s First Week In Vietnam”

Marich shared this picture of him in Vietnam in 1967 getting ready to go on patrol while in the B-55 Mike Force.

I was going through my stuff the other day doing some re-organizing and thought I would take a couple of pictures of it posed up with my guns for some beauty shots. That is a real war era map below.