{"id":4225,"date":"2024-12-16T18:44:26","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T18:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlinedemoserver10.com\/firesupportbasehill4-11\/?page_id=4225"},"modified":"2025-04-24T23:15:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T23:15:32","slug":"aid-station-on-fsb-hill-4-11","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/onlinedemoserver10.com\/firesupportbasehill4-11\/aid-station-on-fsb-hill-4-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Aid Station on FSB Hill 4-11"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Aid Station on FSB Hill 4-11\n<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Dr. Kenyon Kugler’s photos of the Aid Station area on FSB Hill 4-11 were taken between March 1970 and December 1970.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Entrance area to the Aid Station on FSB Hill 4-11.r<\/p>

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Another view of the entrance showing the supply hooch on the right.<\/p>

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The medics hooch at FSB Hill 4-11.\u00a0\u00a0The sandbags fell off during a moonson downpour.<\/p>

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Inside the Aid Station showing the supply and medicine area.<\/p>

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Doc Kugler in the Aid Station with his reflection in the mirror.<\/p>


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Medic Luis Rodriguez working on a patient in the Aid Station.<\/p>


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Sick call showing John Birchett in the background with Luis Rodriguez in the foreground treating a patient.<\/p>


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A medic with a patient in the Aid Station.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Medic Kyle Baker in the Aid Station.<\/p>


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Medic treating a “jungle rot” case in the Aid Station.<\/p>


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Medics singing in the Aid Station.<\/p>


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Another view of medics singing in the Aid Station.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Michael Nichols and Gary Kuckenbrod playing around in the Aid Station.<\/p>


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The medics at their singing party in the Aid Station.<\/p>


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Gary Kuckenbrod listening closely to his guitar!<\/p>


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Doc Kugler on the right joins in with the singing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The medics singing in an area surrounded by pinups.<\/p>


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Doc Kugler clowning around in the Aid Station.<\/p>


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A medic in the Aid Station.<\/p>


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Gary Kuckenbrod and Luis Rodriguez in front of the Aid Station.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Bobby McElwain, Silver Star recipient, taking a break outside the Aid Station.<\/p>


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The medics’ shower at the Aid Station.<\/p>


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The Aid Station shower showing the med-evac pad in the background.<\/p>


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Bobby McElwain next to the water supply and homemade water heater used for the Aid Station shower.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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A Montagnard orphan at the Aid Station.<\/p>


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Medics carrying a boy injured by a truck at the dump.<\/p>


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Medics cleaning up the boy who was run over by the truck.<\/p>


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“Sledge” the truck driver and the injured boy after he was treated.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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A first aid class on FSB Hill 4-11. Medic Joe Morganti is on the left front. Don Turner, Doug Roberts, and Kermit Stockstill are seated on the bleacher in front of Joe Morganti.<\/p>


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Medics digging a drainage ditch around the Aid Station.<\/p>


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A wounded soldier waiting for a “Dustoff” or med-evac chopper.<\/p>


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A medic on the chopper pad guiding the med-evac chopper in.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n<\/center>Another popped smoke grenade used to guide in a med-evac chopper.\n\n
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\n<\/center>The door and entrance to the Battalion Surgeon’s (Kenyon Kugler’s) hooch.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Doc Kugler standing in the doorway of his hooch.<\/p>


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Doc Kugler sitting at the desk in his hooch.<\/p>


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Doc Kugler playing his guitar in his hooch.<\/p>


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Another view of Doc Kugler playing his guitar.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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A view of the decorations in Doc Kugler’s hooch.<\/p>


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Another view of the decorations in Doc Kugler’s hooch.<\/p>


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A self-portrait of Doc Kugler.<\/p>


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A pit viper killed in the Aid Station area.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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A centipede and a spider killed in the Aid Station area.<\/p>


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Another view of the centipede and spider.<\/p>


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“Lucky” the mascot dog.<\/p>


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Bobby McElwain with “Lucky.”<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Doc Kugler and “Lucky.”<\/p>


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The “jump” Aid Station being prepared to go out to a forward area.<\/p>


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The “jump” Aid Station being lifted off.<\/p>


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A Chinook helicopter lifting the “jump” Aid Station off FSB Hill 4-11.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n<\/center>The Aid Station area covered with dust created by the Chinook.\n\n
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A Red Cross girl (Donut Dollie) on FSB Hill 4-11.A view from the Aid Station looking toward the “Horseshoe.”<\/p>

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Gary Kuckenbrod and Michael Nichols outside the Aid Station.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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