Johannes: I lucked out when I was drafted and went to a signal battalion
I mostly ran convoys for entertainment but frequently had to go North to Pleiku, which was what? 10-20 klicks from the belly of the beast? We had dets in most of the SF camps, Plei Me, Plei Djering as well as the 101st, 1st Cav, 25th (at that time at Pleiku, replaced by the 4th). I was gone by Tet, but afterward, a lot of assets went North into I Corps. We were at Bong Son at LZ English? Closing the back door to Hue was a primary mission after Tet. Glad I was gone and out of the Army by then. The photo was taken on Hwy 1 between Cam Rahn and Nha Trang near the Michelin rubber forest. Beyond the mountains was the South China Sea. It was a prime House Cat area, not much happening. I carried an M14, which I loved dearly. The only Units with 16s were mobile infantry battalions, they were scarce in 66.