Duc Pho to Chu Lai

18th Brigade, 45th Group, 39th Engineers, Company D

 

 

 

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On December 6, 1967 we left Duc Pho (LZ Bronco) and traveled north along Highway QL1 to Chu Lai.  We were in Chu Lai for several days and then moved further north to our new site at Hill 63 (LZ Baldy) on Road 535.
leaving1.jpg (69966 bytes) The date was December 6, 1967 and we were all packed and ready to leave Duc Pho (LZ Bronco) and move north to Chu Lai.  We would be traveling on Highway QL1.  (Date:  December 6, 1967)
RicePad2.jpg (75015 bytes)  We saw lots of rice paddies like this on our trip north to Chu Lai.  This photo was taken along Highway QL1 somewhere between Duc Pho and Chu Lai.  (Date:  December 6, 1967)
OnTheRoad1.jpg (69408 bytes) Highway QL1 was not very wide which made passing other vehicles a challenge.  This photo was taken along Highway QL1 somewhere between Duc Pho and Chu Lai.  (Date:  December 6, 1967)  
monument.jpg (78508 bytes) A local landmark along Highway QL1.  This photo was taken along Highway QL1 somewhere between Duc Pho and Chu Lai.  (Date:  December 6, 1967)
OnTheRoad2.jpg (48984 bytes) A bridge carrying Highway QL1 on our trip north to Chu Lai.  This photo was taken along Highway QL1 somewhere between Duc Pho and Chu Lai.  (Date:  December 6, 1967)  
HillFromBridge.jpg (85383 bytes) A view from the bridge of a beach along the river.  This photo was taken from Highway QL1 somewhere between Duc Pho and Chu Lai.  (Date:  December 6, 1967) 
OnTheRoad3.jpg (58303 bytes) Another bridge along Highway QL1 somewhere between Duc Pho and Chu Lai.  (Date:  December 6, 1967)
GirlsBikex.jpg (83482 bytes) These two girls don't look too happy.  I suspect some of my fellow Ugly Americans were making some sort of crude comments to them.  This photo was taken along Highway QL1 somewhere between Duc Pho and Chu Lai.  (Date:  December 6, 1967)  
GangLoadUp.jpg (68178 bytes) Here we are loading up and preparing to leave the Chu Lai compound to move to our new camp a few miles north of Chu Lai.  Actually we unloaded the truck because we thought we were going to get a new one.  We didn't so we then had to load everything back on the old truck.  (Date:  December 9, 1967)  
This young lady looks a bit happier then the two girls on the bike in a previous picture.  This photo was taken along Highway QL1 somewhere between Chu Lai and Hoi An.  (Date:  December 9,1967)
church1x.jpg (60915 bytes) A church along Highway QL1 between Duc Pho and Chu Lai.  This photo was taken from  Highway QL1 somewhere between Chu Lai and Hoi An.  (Date:  December 9, 1967)
A Shell gas station along Highway QL1 between Duc Pho and Chu Lai.  This photo was taken from  Highway QL1 somewhere between Chu Lai and Hoi An.  (Date:  December 9, 1967)
This photo was taken from  Highway QL1 somewhere between Chu Lai and Hoi An.   (Date:  December 9, 1967)

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