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Vietnam Photo’s and Captions from Claude (Chris) Vargo, BRAVO Co., 3rd Tank Battalion, from 1967 through 1969. His entire tour was spent in I Core, places like the Rock Pile, Vandergrift, and the DMZ were places he operated. Awarded three Purple Hearts. Claude has also written a great inspirational book "Beyond My Horizon" and has a great web site HERE. |
 "Rambo" JC Cox, throwing' bayonets. Jan. 68, Camp Carroll. |
 ??, Chris Vargo, Jan. 68, Camp Carroll. |
 "John Wayne" Vargo with out ammo. Jan. 68, Khe Sahn, Rock Quarry. |
 Mike Roach, ??, Jerry Solano, Dale Sandifer, Fred Janneck, Jim Gribble, Jan. 68, Khe Sahn C.P. |
 3rd Plt C.P. at Khe Sahn. |
 Bob Dougherty, Lary Basco, Ralph Gonzales, Satch Walkey, Jan. 68, Khe Sahn, Rock Quarry. |
 Chris Vargo, Dale Sandifer, Al Soto, Jerry Solano, Feb. 68, Khe Sahn, Rock Quarry. |
 Joe Harrigan on "Guard Duty" over the "Kitchen" in front of our "Dirt Cave". Feb. 68, Khe Sahn, Rock Quarry. |
 Bravo 31 & 34, surrounded by 1/9 "The Walking Dead". Feb. 68, Khe Sahn, Rock Quarry. |
 Satch Walkey, Dale Sandifer, Feb. 68, Khe Sahn, Rock Quarry. |
 Coco & Basco, real estate development. Mar. 68, Khe Sahn, Rock Quarry. |
 Bob Dougherty, looking for a FNG to burn the "Shitter". Spring 68, Khe Sahn, Rock Quarry. |
 Walkey, Gonzales, Dougherty, Harrigan, Sandifer, Basco, digging in pure stone. Apr. 68, Khe Sahn, Rock Quarry. |
 Gonzalez, Sandifer, "Gunz" played professional drums and thought he could also sing. May 68, Khe Sahn, Rock Quarry. |
 Rocket hits a bunker, Spring 68, Khe Sahn C.P. |
 LZ Stud was renamed Vandergrift Combat Base after escalation. May 68. |
 Chris Vargo, lean and mean after a bout with Malara. June 68, Camp Carroll. |
 Dougherty, Coco, James Gribble, Halay, Jan. 69 Camp Carroll. |
 Mendez, Jewell, Darwin, Soto, Halay, Gribble, Sandifer, Feb. 69, DMZ |
 Lt. Peter Ritch. |
 Bill Eaves, ??, Bob Haley, ??, ??, Peter Ritch. |
 Haley, Smitty, Basco, Steve Deveney, Vargo, Marrale, punching the tube. Spring 69, Camp Carroll. |
 Lt. Karrigan hiding out. Spring 69, Camp Carroll. |
 1st and 3rd Platoon Volley Ball. Spring 69, Camp Carroll. |
 Two Marine tanks versus 25+ Army tanks. Spring 69, Route 9. |
 Eaves, Janneck, Emmet, Nation, Halay. |
 Snuffies Club, the "Razorback Rooter" and "Have you had your pill today?" Summer 69, Camp Carroll. |
 Soto, ??, Tanking on Bravo 13. Summer 69, DMZ. |
 Ritch, Halay, ??, Eaves, ??. Summer 69, Rockpile. |
 Halay, Marrale, Smitty, Sandifer, Basco, Summer 69. |
  Looking into the TC's Cupula and at the TC's controles. |
 The "Rock Pile" and "Razor Back" |
 Marrale, Ritch, Vargo, Mendez, not smiling after a rough operation. Summer 69, Vandergrift . |
 Name that "Gook"? |
 Vargo and Vargo. Chris marries childhood sweetheart. Forty years and counting. |