Steve Matthews
"Rat Pack 15"
June 1968 - June 1969  

Forward Operation Base

An Hoa
Oct. - Nov. 1968
Project Delta - Operation Warbonnet

 

Steve "Woody" Woods, my crew chief for much of my tour as AC. (Anybody know his whereabouts?)
 

 

 Me and Gary Pollak proud of our mustaches
 

 

 Bob Gardner, before he went to Wolf Pack
 

 

 Sandbag detail at FOB (Recognize any familiar faces?)
 

 

Sandbag detail - everybody pitches in (except me taking pictures)
 

 

MORE SANDBAGS?!?!?! (L-R Bob Gardner (sitting), Gary Pollak (white T-shirt), Bob George (foreground), Jim Baker (back), Doug Stowe (far right)

 

An Hoa from the air

 

The compound we built

 

Project Delta's area

 

Building revetments almost as good as home

 

FOB sign of the Rat Pack!

[All photos by Steve Matthews]

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