LZ PONY!
1969

LZ Pony, 1969

Towards the end of my first tour in the Nam, I was sent to LZ Pony, just south of coastal Bongson. It was in August of ‘69. My unit was the 299th CBT Engrs. BT. And we were upgrading the road from QL 1 to LZ Pony, about a 12 klicks. We also were improving the air strip and the artillery battery there. As usual, it was hot and miserable all the time. We were living in a GP medium tent outside the ARVN compound on the airstrip.

Above is a photo of me loading a D 7 E dozer at LZ Pony . Did the dozer "slam" down hard, or just rock down gently? Well, the lifers didn't like it too much but it worked ... let's put it this way -- there was NO mud on that Low boy. LOL. Jay

Jay Gearhart
2nd Plt. 15th Engr. Co. (LE) 299th CBT Engr BT.

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