LIBERTY HILL and LIBERTY BRIDGE
Liberty Hill was a Marine Combat Base about half way between Da Nang and An Hoa,
in the middle of the Arizona Territory.
It was a hot, dusty, hostile and very dangerous place to be.
Pictures by Ronnie D. Foster
{click on picture for large view}
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| Road from Da Nang to An Hoa | M60 machine gun mounted on some of the trucks | Traveling southwest | Through the Arizona Territory |
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| Hot and dusty | Truckers haul beans, bullets and Band-aids | One of the river crossings | Guard tower delivery |
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| A Marine outpost along the way | Liberty Bridge, after latest rocket attack | When the bridge is out... | you wait for the pontoon ferry, |
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| Load four trucks w/trailers at a time, | and cross the Thu Bon river | Seabees bridge repair | Marine tankers on standby |
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| Unloading the ferry | Liberty Hill overlooks the river crossing | The Hill is the home of artillery and grunt units. | Always busy |
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| Looking at the river from the top of the hill. | Tanks along the river stirring up dust. | Enemy spotted, fire for effect. | The Arizona is home to many VC and NVA. |
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| Pounding... | and pounding Charlie. | Moving on to An Hoa | Liberty Hill from the west. |
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Next Marine outpost in the Arizona |
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