RAS33: Dick Sheridan with M79 single shot grenade launcher for 40mm grenades w/effective range 300m area targets and 150m point targets; basic load 40 rds HE (Ft. Benninf Infantry School taught 18 rds as basic load--not nearly enough for a real fight!!), 8 illumination (w/60 second under small parachute 600 ft up), 4 buck shot (some carried more). Replaced by M203 (info from 1/6th web site - abbreviations used in the 1st Bn 6th Inf Tactical Operations Center) - Gunfighter Photo Collections, Company A, 1/6th Inf.- powered by SmugMug

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A-1-6 > RAS35: Great shot of resupply mission in the field.

A-1-6 > RAS33: Dick Sheridan with M79 single shot grenade launcher for 40mm grenades w/effective range 300m area targets and 150m point targets; basic load 40 rds HE (Ft. Benninf Infantry School taught 18 rds as basic load--not nearly enough for a real fight!!), 8 illumination (w/60 second under small parachute 600 ft up), 4 buck shot (some carried more). Replaced by M203 (info from 1/6th web site - abbreviations used in the 1st Bn 6th Inf Tactical Operations Center)

A-1-6 > RAS34: Felix Martinez on left and Dick Sheridan on right.

A-1-6 > RAS27: Sheelagh Fields on left and Pam Harvey on right were American Red Cross "Donut Dollies" with the Americal Division in 1968. Lucky Dick Sheridan is in the middle and yes they are on LZ Center. That is Hill 352 at the upper right of the photo. The Red Cross girls went to dangerous forward support firebases like LZ Center when ever they could get to them. You can see more of Pam and Sheelagh at this Donut Dollies web site: http://www.donutdolly.com/index.htm

A-1-6 > RAS41: This 105 mm howitzer is from Battery B, 3/82nd Artillery. They provided much of the 105 mm artillery support when Company A was operating in the mountains west of Tam Ky. The location is LZ Center

A-1-6 > RAS42: Red legs from Battery B, 3/82nd Artillery during fire-mission with the standard finger-in-ear noise protection. Mom is telling the kids - Grandpa can't hear too well children because of the war ...

A-1-6 > RAS43: Something different to eat for a change –someone shot a water buffalo

RAS33: Dick Sheridan with M79 single shot grenade launcher for 40mm grenades w/effective range 300m area targets and 150m point targets; basic load 40 rds HE (Ft. Benninf Infantry School taught 18 rds as basic load--not nearly enough for a real fight!!), 8 illumination (w/60 second under small parachute 600 ft up), 4 buck shot (some carried more). Replaced by M203 (info from 1/6th web site - abbreviations used in the 1st Bn 6th Inf Tactical Operations Center)