2nd Platoon, C Company, 4th/47th Battalion, 2nd Brigade
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out in the most trendy night club in Sydney,
Australia accompanied by my two beautiful
Aussie cousins, Gail and Christine.
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his fine Australian beauty and
Sherl is her name.
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married my cousin Christine not too long
after this photo was taken. Yep, they have
been happily married ever since.
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Len, Steve, cousin Gail, and Sherl. While I was on R & R in Sydney, my cousins Christine and Gail, along with their good friends, showed me a terrific time & I will always be grateful to them.
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Bob. He totally lucked
out and served in
Germany while I was in
Viet Nam, which was a
tremendous relief for my
mother and father.
Looks like we could’ve
used him down in the
Mekong Delta.
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3.2 beer missed – Doh!
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to it’s Viet Nam service – The USS
General John Pope docked in
Guam. Photo from Texas State
Trooper, Dennis Deel of
Austin, Texas.