1965 - 1966 Photos

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Some of the training that Horsemen received, 1965 at Cannon Air Force Base prior to going to Vietnam with the Civil Engineering Squadron Heavy Repair "RED HORSE". Some of the Triple Nickel Red Horsemen training in the bivowac area in Dec 1965 at Cannon AFB, New Mexico. This tent didn't go so good. It fell back down after being erected. When we were in the field and didn't have a mess hall set up we were issued "C" Rations. Inside the "C" Rations box you would find your daily Accessory Packet like the one pictured above on the left and also a "P38" can opener pictured above on the right. These items were a big part of our field meals. Especially if you smoked, drank coffee, and wanted to open your canned "C" rations This picture was taken at Cannon AFB, New Mexico in December 1965 and shows Triple Nickel Horsemen waiting in line at the Chow Hall Tent. Food is always good when you are in the field. This is a Triple Nickle Group Photo taken at the Red Horse Training Area at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico in December 1965. C-130 that took the Triple Nickel Horsemen to Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam. Picture by Bob Gibson.

Ray Gould, Chariot Race
Photos from R. Gould Ray Gould with 8' 11-1/2" long King Cobra that was killed by 3 Army troops in a jeep. (Snapped it's neck.)
The last Gould saw of it, it was "snatched" by some Triple Nickels. Sept. 1966 Ray Gould and SSGT. Emery Auvil, June '66 Garlin Townsend and Ray Gould Ray Gould at the Butler Building site, June '66 Didn't matter where he was, Gould ALWAYS had coffee!

Emery Auvil, Ray Gould and Garlin Townsend,
repairing a hole in tent B-17. Putting in drainage pipe under a road.
TSGT. Henry Brown and Gould. Photos from Bob Gibson RVN Orders are a scan of the original orders for me.
Doug Bryant and others from Forbes AFB KS to Cannon & RVN. Left to right: Gary Shaw, Thomas Goodwin, and Arthur Gould.
Photos from Gary Shaw Gary Shaw, 1966 in the 555th.

Gary Shaw while TDY to Phu Cat, Vietnam in 1966 A view of Triple Nickel's Tent City at Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam taken in 1966. 555th Offices and Shops 1967 Jed Clampitt at Red Horse water tower
Photos from Jed Clampitt Ruben Crosby and Al Ward, C-16
Gary Poleski and Jed Clampitt

L. to R.: Joe Gorman, Bob Guin, Jed Clampitt.
In background is Joseph Jackson. Dean Shore Ruben Crosby and Jed Clampitt Bruce Coutu, Steven Jakab and Milton Chester.
Photos from Gerald Doty Gerry Doty Pontoon Bridge

Cam Ranh Bay View of both runways. UNKNOWN Left standing is Joe Sandoval and third standing is Ralph Giampaolo Major Solon Crouch Herbert Devine is standing by the flag the rest unknown.

Far left is Ben Smith, Bryant, Cox, Schmalz, Sal, Bigge, Alterman
lst on right in white is Bob Guin. Kneeling is Hite and Devine Gerald Doty AAhhh-Home sweet Home. Notice the garden on the right. Left (face partly concealed) is Don Lucier, center is Wallace Churchill
Right is Joe Gorman (in fatigues) carrying Don Crayton Don Crayton John Ellis

Hat on is Lechtanski, on ground is Gary Shaw, next to him George Meyers,
beside Meyers is Durwood (Woody) Wendland. The Ball Team. Bunn with striped shirt, Guin with rain slick in center, bottom right is Jed Clampitt, behind him on his left Frank Alterman, Devine is second from the right kneeling. Devine hard at it. David K. Hodler, CRB � 1966 The guys from Tent D-15, June 1966 Carl Fodor, Jerry W. Watkins, Arthur Gould

Don Crotty and Ray Cobb, CRB, 1966 Ray Cobb, CRB, Nov. 1966 Don Crotty and Ray Cobb Buried C-130 Cannon Group Al Ward

Wayne Myslivy
Photos from Janey Myslivy CRB - 1966 Wayne Myslivy on right
Photos from Doug Bryant

Jerry W. Watkins, OTN, in his "Go To Hell" hat
Photos from Kenneth Watkins
In Memory of his Dad JWW Convoy back from the docks

Hooch C-9 A. Smith, TSGT. Robert Deems, Jerry Watkins JWW and William Panuski

Photos from James Leathers


Some of the training that Horsemen received, 1965 at Cannon Air Force Base prior to going to Vietnam with the Civil Engineering Squadron Heavy Repair "RED HORSE".	Some of the Triple Nickel Red Horsemen training in the bivowac area in Dec 1965 at Cannon AFB, New Mexico. This tent didn't go so good. It fell back down after being erected.	When we were in the field and didn't have a mess hall set up we were issued "C" Rations. Inside the "C" Rations box you would find your daily Accessory Packet like the one pictured above on the left and also a "P38" can opener pictured above on the right. These items were a big part of our field meals. Especially if you smoked, drank coffee, and wanted to open your canned "C" rations	This picture was taken at Cannon AFB, New Mexico in December 1965 and shows Triple Nickel Horsemen waiting in line at the Chow Hall Tent. Food is always good when you are in the field.	This is a Triple Nickle Group Photo taken at the Red Horse Training Area at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico in December 1965.	C-130 that took the Triple Nickel Horsemen to Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam. Picture by Bob Gibson.

Ray Gould, Chariot Race Photos from R. Gould	Ray Gould with 8' 11-1/2" long King Cobra that was killed by 3 Army troops in a jeep. (Snapped it's neck.) The last Gould saw of it, it was "snatched" by some Triple Nickels. Sept. 1966	Ray Gould and SSGT. Emery Auvil, June '66	Garlin Townsend and Ray Gould	Ray Gould at the Butler Building site, June '66	Didn't matter where he was, Gould ALWAYS had coffee!

Emery Auvil, Ray Gould and Garlin Townsend, repairing a hole in tent B-17.	Putting in drainage pipe under a road. TSGT. Henry Brown and Gould.	Photos from Bob Gibson	RVN Orders are a scan of the original orders for me. Doug Bryant and others from Forbes AFB KS to Cannon & RVN.	Left to right: Gary Shaw, Thomas Goodwin, and Arthur Gould. Photos from Gary Shaw	Gary Shaw, 1966 in the 555th.

Gary Shaw while TDY to Phu Cat, Vietnam in 1966	A view of Triple Nickel's Tent City at Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam taken in 1966.	555th Offices and Shops 1967	Jed Clampitt at Red Horse water tower Photos from Jed Clampitt	Ruben Crosby and Al Ward, C-16	Gary Poleski and Jed Clampitt

L. to R.: Joe Gorman, Bob Guin, Jed Clampitt. In background is Joseph Jackson.	Dean Shore	Ruben Crosby and Jed Clampitt	Bruce Coutu, Steven Jakab and Milton Chester. Photos from Gerald Doty	Gerry Doty	Pontoon Bridge

Cam Ranh Bay	View of both runways.	UNKNOWN	Left standing is Joe Sandoval and third standing is Ralph Giampaolo	Major Solon Crouch	Herbert Devine is standing by the flag the rest unknown.

Far left is Ben Smith, Bryant, Cox, Schmalz, Sal, Bigge, Alterman lst on right in white is Bob Guin. Kneeling is Hite and Devine	Gerald Doty	AAhhh-Home sweet Home. Notice the garden on the right.	Left (face partly concealed) is Don Lucier, center is Wallace Churchill Right is Joe Gorman (in fatigues) carrying Don Crayton	Don Crayton	John Ellis

Hat on is Lechtanski, on ground is Gary Shaw, next to him George Meyers, beside Meyers is Durwood (Woody) Wendland.	The Ball Team. Bunn with striped shirt, Guin with rain slick in center, bottom right is Jed Clampitt, behind him on his left Frank Alterman, Devine is second from the right kneeling.	Devine hard at it.	David K. Hodler, CRB � 1966	The guys from Tent D-15, June 1966	Carl Fodor, Jerry W. Watkins, Arthur Gould

Don Crotty and Ray Cobb, CRB, 1966	Ray Cobb, CRB, Nov. 1966	Don Crotty and Ray Cobb	Buried C-130	Cannon Group	Al Ward

Wayne Myslivy Photos from Janey Myslivy	CRB - 1966	Wayne Myslivy on right		Photos from Doug Bryant

Jerry W. Watkins, OTN, in his "Go To Hell" hat Photos from Kenneth Watkins In Memory of his Dad	JWW		Convoy back from the docks

Hooch C-9		A. Smith, TSGT. Robert Deems, Jerry Watkins	JWW and William Panuski

Photos from James Leathers