Dr. Kenyon Kugler took these photos of FSB Hill 4-11 between March 1970 and December 1970.
A view of Highway 1 from a chopper on the way to FSB 4-11. (August 70)
FSB 4-11 from the Northeast. (May 70)
A view of FSB 4-11 from the Northeast. (May 70)
An aerial view of FSB 4-11 from the west. (August 70)
A view of the VIP chopper pad from the air in a helicopter. (May 70)
Vietnamese kids peddling “everything” outside the main gate of FSB 4-11. (October 70)
Concertina wire around FSB 4-11. (May 70)
Howard Johnson’s, the battalion messhall on FSB 4-11. (September 70)
A cook grilling food outside of Howard Johnson’s, the battalion messhall on FSB 4-11. (July 70)
Grilling food outside of Howard Johnson’s. (July 70)
Grilling food outside of Howard Johnson’s. (July 70)
Grilling food outside of Howard Johnson’s. (July 70)
The serving line inside the messhall. (December 70)
Inside the messhall a plaque welcomes “Gen. Powell” to Howard Johnson’s. (July 70)
A view to the west over looking the TOC and the Aid Station. (May 70)
Another view from FSB 4-11 looking to the west. (July 70)
A view to the east with the flags over FSB 4-11. (March 70)
A view of the mountains taken from the west side of FSB 4-11. (July 70)
The center of FSB 4-11 just below the Tactical Operations Center (TOC). (April 70)
The new “over & under” weapon, a combination of an M-16 rifle and an M-79 grenade launcher. (October 70)
A 105mm artillery gun on FSB 4-11 just to the south of the Control Tower and the main resupply pad. (May 70)
A 40mm tank or “Duster” called the “Eve of Destruction.” (September 70)
A utility truck on FSB 4-11. (May 70)
A chopper leaving FSB 4-11 with a view of Tu My Village to the left. (September 70)
An airstrike on Pepper Ridge. (May 70)
Phantom jets dropping napalm on the other side of Tu My Village near the Song Tra Khuc River. (August 70)
Two soldiers (Dave Eckberg on the left?) touring FSB 4-11. (September 70)
A grunt on top of a bunker guarding the perimeter of FSB 4-11. (July 70)
A G.I. using binoculars to spot anything suspicous off in the distance from FSB 4-11. (September 70)
A water well drilling rig on FSB 4-11. (May 70)
Lucky (to be alive) the medic’s mascot dog. (September 70)
This looks like a “shower house” on FSB 4-11. (July 70)
A grunt on FSB 4-11 during wet weather. Observation Post 1 (OP 1) is in the background. (October 70)
Grunts on FSB 4-11 resting at the end of the day. (July 70)
A view of a cloudy mist between FSB 4-11 and Pepper Ridge. (July 70)
Clouds between FSB 4-11 and Pepper Ridge. Here a grunt makes his way up the hill. (May 70)
Sunset over Pepper Ridge with a view of the bunker line. (August 70)
Sunset over Pepper Ridge. (August 70)
A company of grunts preparing for a chopper airlift (CA) just outside the perimeter of FSB 4-11. (October 70)
Tracer rounds from a Quad 50 machinegun. (April 70)
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