New guy in country (FNG) gets the radio
Sgt. Gregory Lee Peffer KIA January 22, 1971
Relaxing – our squad leader Staff Sgt Dave Roger
Staff Sgt Dave Roger, Blues medic (right)
Dave Roger, Bob Quintana
Dave Roger
Dave Roger (right)
Johnny Stiteler, Dave Roger, Eddie Smith, Tony Cruz, Jim Debolt, Tom Connell
Dave Roger, Dave Parkhurst, Larry Pruett
Jim Debolt, Dave Roger
SSgt. George D. Slye ‘Blue Mike’ KIA May 2, 1970 (with A Troop 1/9th)
Blues in the bush
Jeff Stone, Daffy Dawson
Staff Sgt Dave Roger guiding chopper into LZ…
Dave Roger
Just a Walk in the Park
Blues Arriving at Song Be (Fire Support Base Buttons)
LZ Thomas on top of Nui Ba Ra Mountain
LZ Thomas
LZ Thomas
smoke break
Charlie Troop Blues at Rang Rang Airfield
Jeff Stone Photo
Blues in the bush
What War?
Blues communicating with Lift bird…
Blues extraction
One large combo with extra cheese and an order of breadsticks please…
Dave Roger (center) with combat engineers
Blues in Saigon
Struck
My M-60
Photo by Mike Thompson (crew chief) 228th Assault Support Helicopter Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, 1970-71
Blues in the air
Walter Maude with Veronica (Charlie Troop monkey)
Rob Struck, Tony Mizzi
Struck
‘Peace’
Blues Rappelling
‘McGuire’ Rig
Photo courtesy of Dave Roger
Struck, ARVN’s
Eddie Smith, Schumacher, Tom Connell
Daffy Dawson, Marv Lundervold, Dave Parkhurst
Eddie Smith
Dave Roger, Rob Struck
Rob Struck – search and destroy mission
Home away from home…
PBR time – Dave Roger, Tom Connell, Rob Struck
Mike Melton, Jim Debolt, Bob Porter, George Burns, Dave Parkhurst, Dave Roger
Bob Quintana
Sgt. Gregory Lee Peffer (center on the ground) KIA January 22, 1971
Sgt. Gregory Lee Peffer
Photo courtesy of Ron Peffer
Sgt. Gregory Lee Peffer on right with unidentified Charlie Trooper
‘Cavalier Blue’ Mike La Chance, Rob Struck ‘Blue India’
Johnny Stiteler, Charlie Thatcher, ?
Bob Porter, Gilbert Ortiz
Dave Roger
Dave Roger
SFC Lionel DeLa Rosa
Marv Lundervold (Lucky Lundie), Charlie Thatcher (Thumper), Harvey Bolejack (Boe)
Dave Roger, Richard Brasteter
I got a break
Bob Quintana
SFC Lionel DeLa Rosa ‘Blue Mike’, PFC Rob Struck ‘Blue India’
Smith, Struck, Mizzi
Bryant
Eugene Vanasse
George Burns, Mike Cody
Charlie Thatcher (Thumper)
Frank (Amigo) Alameda, George Burns, Schumacher
Our medic (?), Cadenhead, Struck, Cody, Roger (Mike La Chance on ground)
‘Cavalier Blue’ Mike La Chance (right)
Rob Struck, Eddie Smith
Schumacher
Struck
M-60 by my side
Vanasse, Debolt, Struck, Johnson
Lift Off
Jeff Stone Photo
Weaver
Lawrence
Johnson, Ancrum (sp), Fingers (nickname), Struck, Robert (Dutch) Florez – Saigon
Cadenhead
Robert (Dutch) Florez, Frank (Amigo) Alameda
Pat Cadenhead, “Cavalier Blue” Lt. John Mackel, Sgt. Tom Criser
Struck
Sgt. Larry Pruett, Frank Alameda, Robert (Dutch) Florez, Eugene Vanasse
Weaver, ?, Mike Melton, Pat Cadenhead, Frank Biesel
?, Johnny Stiteler, Eddie Smith, Rob Struck
Johnny Stiteler, Dave Roger
Bryant, Struck, Mizzi
Dave Roger on the left knocking down a PBR
Tom Connell, Bob Quintana
Struck
Schumacher, Lawrence, Porter, ?, Doc, Bryant
‘Cavalier Blue’ Mike La Chance, Rob Struck ‘Blue India’
1966 Blues
1968, 69 Blues – Patrick Bieneman (front left)
1970 Blues – Crouch, Greg Peffer (KIA January 22, 1971), Tom Connell, Johnny Stiteler, Schumacher, Knight, Ringo
1971 Blues – Gary Pope (right) fourth squad leader
These are really great pictures.
Thanks Pat…
Hey just curious if you would happen to have any more pictures of Greg Peffer? He is my father’s brother.. if you had anything at all, it’d be much appreciated. Thanks! 🙂
Kara, I only have two pictures of your uncle Greg. One with him ready to jump on a lift bird to be extracted and the other where he’s in the elephant grass on a recon mission.
This is the one where I’m not 100% sure it’s even him…
BTW…he was a great guy!
Rob
Thank you Rob! I really appreciate that, wish I could have met him.
Kara I was with your uncle Greg that day. I stopped to see your grandmother in the 90s and you were there. You can ask your dad about me Bob Andrews
Great Photos. Thanks for sharing them. These are the Blues I remember.
Sonny, you’re very welcome!
Did you spend any time with the Blues, and if so, what time frame?
Robert I should have said that these were the type of Blues I would want to remember. I had a bad experience with the Blues in 1968/69.
Sonny, were you with the Blues when Pat Bieneman was Blue India?
Thank You for sharing these pictures. Dave Roger is my cousin and I could not be prouder. You guys are heroes to me.
Dave was one of our platoon sergeants and he had respect of all of his men…
curious if you have anymore pics of johnny stiteler, he is my uncle and any pics or info you can share about him would be great he never really said much about it but from what i can see i am sure you guys saw your fare share of some shit……thanks Bob Stiteler
Robert, I do not have any more. Perhaps someone else that comes across this comment may…
I am the guy with the monkey on his arm and I am guessing that the picture was taken in January or February ’71.
Walter, were you with Charlie Troop Admin?
Welcome Home…
I was in flight operations. I maintained the flight records for all the crews and did all the after action reports among other things. I was Bob Porter’s replacement.
I SERVED WITH THIS UNIT 1965-66 , I WAS A TRUE BLUE,RODE , HEADHUNTERS,SEND ME ANY INFO ON THIS UNIT 1ST 9TH RECON.65-66
Neat pics! You have anymore with Bob Porter as he is my dad. My boys love looking at these! Thx!
No, I don’t think so…
I think the picture you have in the helicopter with the 4 men (the third one from the left) I think is my dad, Robert Florez (Dutch), not Gilbert Ortiz.
Any pictures of Robert Florez (Dutch) also he is trying to find those he served with Thanks
Great photos and site. Thank you. Curious if anyone served with my father, Lee Dorner? I believe he served with the 1/9 Cav (C unit?) 1970-1971. I know he has photos from this time. I would be happy to pass them along.
JD, perhaps someone visiting my blog served with your father. Photos are always welcome if you chose to share. Scan and email to usastruck@yahoo.com – thank you