Steve Matthews
"Rat Pack 15"

June 1968 - June 1969  

NHA TRANG

REAL WORK

Pinnacle landing pad SE of Nha Trang
 


Landing pad made of timbers on top of a 3,000' pinnacle - (PRAY FOR LOW DA!!)
 
 

Maintenance hanger, looking north from the BOQ stairs
 

WORK

Getting ready
 

PLAY

"Bathing Beauties on the Bunker"  ( me & Mike Coker, and ?? )


Me and Mike Coker
 
 
HOME SWEET HOME

BOQ "West" (on the right), the one closest to the flight line, looking south, latrine on the left
 


BOQs looking east (?)
 
 


"Takin' care of business" in the best latrine in RVN, Plt Sgt ? and ? (any guesses who?)
 
 


Perimeter within 50' of the BOQs, looking west
 
 


Perimeter near the BOQs, looking southwest
 
 


Perimeter near the BOQs, looking southeast (bunkers inside the fence - barely!!)
 
 


Two Rat Pack pilots on stairs of the BOQs, looking north toward the flightline and Maint hanger
(Del Long and ?)
 


My room, second floor, NE corner (pretty spartan cause I never seemed to be there)
 
 


Artsy shot of helmets on the PSP
 

   

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