
Bill Nelson 101st Airborne Vietnam 1969

Bill Nelson



John Gutekunst, my best squad buddy, did not make it home.

Near Camp Eagle

My buddy Newton Clement writing home.
He did not make it home alive.

Boonie Rat Stew



Dog man was with us for about a week
The second smallest brother was RTO Dick Haymen
One of my LTs

Thanksgiving '69. I'm on the far left on the stump

One of our medics on a firebase


Buffalo near Highway 1 near Phu Bai
My buddy Danny in a fire base position

North Vietnam Currency


Military Payment Certificate (MPC)
Safe surrender passport for enemy

M-16 on top of bunker at Camp Eagle perimeter

Alpha Company at Camp Eagle

Big Gun on firebase


Memorial for fallen brothers at Camp Eagle

Huey lift off after company insertion

Enemy body count

Enemy body count

100 yard stare

Huey inbound

Redeployment to new AO


Christmas Day in the boonies
Fire base in I Corps

Taking a break from cutting an LZ

Riding Duce-and-1/2 north on Highway 1 south of Hue