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From the Camera of David Althoff, LtCol, USMC(ret)
Winner of 1968 Alfred A Cunningham Award
"Marine Aviator of the Year"
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Dave Althoff '67-'68

Then Major Althoff served with HMM-262 in 1967 and 1968.  Major Althoff 
served as S-3 Officer, Executive Officer and Commanding Officer of 
Detachment Alpha "Poor Devils" while piloting almost daily combat missions.

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Quang Tri December 1967

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Underway Refueling

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CO and XO Office

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Rockpile and Razorback

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Saigon  Cutie

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1/Lt Bill Murphy

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Officer Hootchs

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Rockpile Landing Pad

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China Beach

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Dave Althoff  1967

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  Capt Roy Canada

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Rockpile Landing Pad

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Maintenance Quang Tri

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Finger Lakes

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Quang Tri Monsoon 1968

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LZ Stud

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Poor Devil Pilots 1968

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Hue, Before Tet 68

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Dong Ha

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Typical day  Khe Sahn

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Elephant Valley

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Hue, After Tet 68

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Dong Ha Ammo Dump

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D Althoff

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Medevac

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Air Strikes near Quang Tri

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Con Tien and Gio Linh

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Grunts at play

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Approaching Medevac

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Approaching Quang  Tri

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External to Khe Sahn

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NVA troops

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Zero-Zero Conditions

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Quang Tri December 1967

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Camp Carroll

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NVA all dead now

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USS Valley Forge

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Near Camp Carroll

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Road to Khe Sahn

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Khe Sanh

 

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ARC-LITE
Khe Sanh

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ARC-LITES  DMZ

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Bad Spot  Highway 9

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Another "Bad Assed" Area

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3 Miles East of Khe Sanh

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Khe Sanh

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Khe Sanh

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Khe Sanh

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Khe Sanh

     

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