Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Patrick Hughes’ Photos

Platoon Leader – D Co 4th/39th Infantry – 1969

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Who would guess this scrappy 2nd LT. (Patrick M. Hughes)... ...would wind up retiring from the Army as a LT General??

Who would guess this scrappy 2nd LT. (Patrick M. Hughes)…
…would wind up retiring from the Army as a LT General??

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A lot of guys spent some fun time in the bunker waiting for the next round to cook off after the ammo dump exploded at Dong Tam in March 1969.
An MRF Assault Support Patrol Boat (Alpha 111-2) in early 1969 at Dong Tam.
An ARVN Navy patrol boat in July 1969

 

Here’s a shot of the infamous river bend known as Snoppy’s Nose. Early boat convoys were duped into a cross fire situation from ambush points on that nose.

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