Photographs from Other People and Sources-WEST

                       David B. "Tom" Thompson USMC Military Service                                        Photographs from Other People and Sources

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      Last Updated: March 21, 2021

      Note: Ranks are listed at the time of the photograph.

        Short Cut links photos: Adams, Baker, Buba, Finlayson, Fleming, Jensen, Lyons, Quigley, Rubenfeld, Vogel, West, Wilkins

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       Photo WEST-001 South of Danang c.Dec./1967           Photo WEST-002 Team "Record" 1st Force
              Most likely FOX 2/3 right before transfer to 1st Force      F: CARVER, PALMER, BASSETT, CURRIE
   Left: Cpl 'Hal" West Right: Cpl Jim Lynn                   R: CAMPBELL, LYNCH, WHEELER ?, WEST, REGAN, BUDA
Missing:'Doc' STAUFFER, Cpl Joe LYONS (KIA 6/5/68), Lt Russ JOHNSON
         See Teams & Groups Photo #15

      Photo WEST-003 See Teams & Groups Photo #16     Photo WEST-004 AmphibRecon Class See Stateside TandG PHOTO-03
      1st Force Rubber raft training   Before June 5, 1968                   A Robert Buda photo sumbitted by Hal.
      F: JOHNSON, PALMER, UNKNOWN?, CARVER, BARRETT, CURRIE          Placed in Stateside Section.
      R: LYNCH, STAYFFER, CAMPBELL, LYONS

       Photo WEST-005 Coming from Pratice Jump Phu Bai 1968    Photo WEST-006 Okinawa Beach on way to Vietnam Sept/1967
       Left: LCpl Larry L. STUFFLEBEAN Right: Cpl James L. LYNN      Part of West's Traveling Group (L-R) HARRIS,TREON,BAGNALL,LYNN
         Both from 1st Force Recon 2nd Plt Team "Petrify"             Missing: Cpl. Hal WEST (took photo) and Cpl Gary ING

       Photo WEST-007 Pinning on USMC Jump Wings Phu Bai 1968    Photo WEST-008       Spring/Summer 1968
       Front L-R 1st Sgt. W.L. "Top" HOLEMAN, CO Major J.V SULLIVAN,     Sammy Carver is test-firing an AK with an XO or Weapons
        LCpl Sammy CARVER getting wings, LCpl Michael J. LYNCH waiting his.     UNKNOWN Officer standing behind him.
       CARVER & LYNCH 1st Force "Record"
               See Teams & Groups Photo #23

CSsitting sadly in Phu Bai the day Chuck Harris was killed 1/14/68.ord"

       Photo WEST-009 1/14/1968 Phu Bai    Photo WEST-010 Chuck Harris HS Photo    Photo WEST-011 Phu Bai
       Cpl Hal West sitting sadly in Phu Bai the day LCpl Charles "Chuck" Harris {his friend   Cpl Hal West standing in from of
       from traveling group States to VN See WEST Photo-006} was killed 1/14/68.          1st Force Company sign.

   Photo WEST-012 Scuba School at Subic Bay, Philipines— end of Apr. ’68.          Photo WEST-013 Jim LYNN Phu Bai 1968
   West in middle standing behind the Gunny who is kneeing. Off my right shoulder
   behind me is Sgt. JJ “Jonesy” Jones from a Battalion Recon Co. who lead his
   team, earned a Silver Star in a standoff, then died in a chopper crash in July ’68.
   Standing to his right is 1st Force Tom Cook from Lincoln, Nebraska.
                 See Teams & Groups Photo #24

    Photo WEST-014 HLZ Phu Bai 1968 Photo WEST-015 Galena,IL Summer 2017 Photo WEST-016 Galena, IL Oct. 2017
       L. Jim LYNN                              L. Jim LYNN   49 years later    L. Jim LYNN passed Oct. 2018
       R. UNKNOWN                          R. Bob BUDA               R. Hal WEST

      Photo WEST-017                                        Photo WEST-018 Photo Phu Bai 1968
       Cpl Gary Robert ING getting out of chute    Major J.V SULLIVAN pinning jump wings on
   on AVRN Training Range DZ.     LCpl Michael J. "Mike" LYNCH Team "Record"
                                                 See Teams & Groups Photo #23

      Photo WEST-019                                                Photo WEST-020 Team "Record"
     Cpl Gary Robert ING walking beach, he and Hal            LCpl Terrell A. "Terry" CAMPBELL with captive (head
     WEST with grunt unit to find them a water crossing.         covered in sandbag) being escorted to interrogation.

      Photo WEST-021                                                Photo WEST-022 Left to Right Teams & Groups Photo #22
       Left:. LCpl Andrew K. "Andy" BASSETT                    LCpl Sammy CARVER
       Middle: Cpl Edward "Ed" "Pee Wee" PALMER Jr. Lt. Russell JOHNSON
       Right: UNKNOWN                                            Cpl Hal WEST
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Short Cut links photos: Adams, Baker, Buba, Finlayson, Fleming, Jensen, Lyons, Quigley, Rubenfeld, Vogel, West, Wilkins

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