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      To my home page, I am Floyd Richards, served with the 46th PIO Det. Our mission was to provide the Brigade with the Fire Base 173 Newspaper, Sky Soldier Magazine and Yearbook. We covered the Events and Combat Actions in the field by the Brigade for publication. In this Website are a collection of articles and photographs taken by myself and members of my unit from 30 years back that I hope you find interesting.

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This Site Updated
July 20, 00 Added 32 Pics
July 21, 00 Added FB 173 News and 4 Pics
Aug 26, 00 Added 5 More FB 173 Issues
Aug 28, 00 Added Army Reporter + 4 Pics (Pic Set #3)
Sep 21, 00 Added Sky Soldier Mags/Oct 68 FB 173
Sep 23,00 Added 24 Pics (Pic Sets #1,2,3)
Sep 26,00 Added FB173 (Mar 70)
Nov 3,00 Added FB 173's, (5ea)
Dec 26,00 Posted Pics from Ken Bee (9ea)
Feb 3,01 Added FB 173 (16 Sep 68)
Feb 6,01 Added Stars&Stripes (Apr 71)
May 18,01 Added Sky Soldier (Mar 69)
Sep 15, 01 Added FB 173's, (Nov 23, Dec 7, Dec 21 '70)
Oct 3, 01 Added The Sky Soldier (Newspaper), 4 Issues
Nov 11, 01 Added 98 Pics, 173d Yrbk, (Lang)
May 1, 02 Added SkySoldier Mag (Mar 68)
Jul 15, 09 Added The Sky Soldier (Newspaper), 5 Issues

I saw nothing but kids in those pictures
They all grew up real quick didn't they,
Those who lived to come home
Like our used body parts so too are souls in war
Memories pass away like monsoon raindrops
Those of you who copied our history in war,
Know us all best in black and white,
While God knows us best in living color
My gift of the past to you, a Thank You
For not throwing away our history
To put it out there for everyone to know
Pictures say more then words
When they talk to you in thought
 Gary Vanschoiack, AKA PointClerk,
Co B, 3/503D Infantry 67-68, 173D Support 68-69
I wish to thank you for your effort to remind us all of our past
We were not welcomed then when we got home,
I think the generations someday will know that hell we lived in
July 2000.

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Page Created July 9 2000

I would be remiss if I didn't include a personal thanks to Gary "Sgt Koz" Kozdron for his help with this site. Without him these photo's would still be in a box in my closet.................. Thanks Gary



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