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Ze571

Ze571. At the rear of the former Battery Randolph, now it is the front of the Army Museum in the Ft. Derussy are several pieces of military hardware. Here is the American tank description; it is a M24 Light Tank. They remind me of capture of Corregidor Island by the Japanese; they used tanks and even had an American tank. The American Paratroopers used the 105 mm field guns to liberate Corregidor from the Japanese.

Ze570

Ze570. At the rear of the former Battery Randolph, now it is the front of the Army Museum in the Ft. Derussy are several pieces of military hardware. Here we see two tanks and light artillery pieces. They remind me of capture of Corregidor Island by the Japanese; they used tanks and even had an American tank. The American Paratroopers used the 105 mm field guns to liberate Corregidor from the Japanese.

Ze569

Ze569. At the rear of the former Battery Randolph, now it is the front of the Army Museum in the Ft. Derussy are several pieces of military hardware. This is a US Prefabricated Pill Box which was spread out throughout Oahu at vital defense positions. That reminded me of our fortification in Viet Nam against rocket, mortar and ground attacks when I was assigned to Civic Action Teams in villages around Da Nang.

Ze568

Ze568. At the rear of the former Battery Randolph, now it is the front of the Army Museum in the Ft. Derussy are several pieces of military hardware. This is a US Prefabricated Pill Box which was spread out throughout Oahu at vital defense positions. That reminded me of our fortification in Viet Nam against rocket, mortar and ground attacks.

Ze567

Ze567. At the rear of the former Battery Randolph, now it is the front of the Army Museum in the Ft. Derussy are several pieces of military hardware.

Ze566

Ze566. In the area where Gun #2 of Battery Randolph was is now an attack helicopter. The sound of the helicopter blades is a sound of the Viet Nam War I will take to my grave.

Ze565

Ze565. I like this picture, it shown my grandson Dylan in front of a picture with young boys playing with toy air craft; this is in the Army Museum at the Ft. Derussy Beach Park. That is exactly the same thing Dylan is doing when he plays.

Ze564

Ze564. This is my youngest sister and I in Angeles City, in the Philippines. She was a stewardess with Continental Air flying military charter flights to Viet Nam. I delayed my trip to Viet Nam a couple days so we could meet.

Ze563

Ze563. This picture is from one of my 1966 picture albums. I believe it was a Continental Airline Military Charter Flight and it stopped here in Honolulu on my way to Viet Nam via the Philippines. I just came from the 6th Fleet and participated in the Santa Domingo Conflict in 1965 and helped raise the H-Bomb that dropped in the Mediterranean Sea after a B-52 and refueling plane collided in 1965. The Viet Nam had started 1965 for real with the first combat units landed there in 1965 and I volunteered and that tour was 2 years and 9 month.

Ze562

Ze562. This 105mm Howitzer M3 stands in front of the Army Museum in Fort Derussy Beach Park.