the Marines of HMM-165
1967
page 5 
 
Inside a CH-46A, Republic of Vietnam, 1967
Marine riflemen are ferried around in the cargo compartment of one of HMM-165's CH-46A helicopters.  This aircraft, # one-six, was 'owned' by Crew/Chief "Wizzy" Wissmar.  Note the stock and butt plate of the 7.62 mm, M-60 machine gun (featured on the left side of the photo), which were soon replaced by 50 caliber guns.
- photo courtesy of Jim "Wizzy" Wissmar
I Corp. RVN, 1967
  
Two Marines from the Avionics Shop enjoy a beer in Ky Ha.  Sergeants Robert Muscat and Ted Doriski enjoy their brews with the South China Sea as a backdrop. 
- photo courtesy of Jim "Wizzy" Wissmar
 
Ky Ha, Republic of Vietnam, 1967
All the comforts of home are created in each man's section of the hootch known as their cubical.  Their ingenuity, and the art of "comshawing" (borrowing), added the homey touches.
 
- photo courtesy of Jim "Wizzy" Wissmar
Ky Ha, 1967
Walter Whitehorn sits in his hootch by a framed photo of his hooch-mate, Joe Silveira's girl.  Joe and Carla (featured in the photo) continue to be happily married. 
- photo courtesy of Joe "Hulk" Silveira
  
"Up North" I Corps, Republic of Vietnam, 1967
Major Don Babbits, an unidentified "Green Beret", Capt. Steve Rhoderer and another unknown person during a break in operations involving some "snoop and poop" missions.
- photo courtesy of  Jim "wizzy" Wissmar
 
Ky Ha, RVN, 1966-67
With the South China Sea to their back, John Tatum and Jim Sramek relax on a sandbag bunker next to a hootch.
- Photo courtesy of Jim Sramek


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