Photos from Vietnam

Photos from Vietnam http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry.html First of all, if you are any kind of Vietnam Vet and reading this page, Welcome Home! My dad, Jerry Hogan, has forgotten the names of some of the people in the photos on this site. I am sure some of them have forgotten his name too. The Vietnam War was over 35 years ago and for these guys it’s another place and another time but something they’ll always live with. For many vets like my dad and the vets in these photos - Vietnam is a place they visit daily. If they don’t think about it then they have dreams about it. Something like war, especially the kind of war these guys fought just changes people. You see, this unit, depicted in these photos was the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division ... one of the most highly decorated units during the Vietnam War. This was the unit depicted in Apocalypse Now and this unit was at the Battle of la Drang Valley, along with the 7th Air Cavalry, in 1965 which is depicted in, “We were soldiers.” While college students were protesting at Kent State in 1970 this unit and my father were in Cambodia. I’ve been told that ten percent of those who went to Vietnam saw combat and even fewer saw combat nearly everyday like these guys often did. Some of the guys in these photos are dead ... at least one guy depicted here was KIA in Nam. Some other guys have died of cancer because they were exposed to Agent Orange. These guys are mostly forgotten by the county they were told to defend ... however, I am looking for them for my dad. That’s what this site is about ... reconnecting my dad with these guys. It’s not about politics and it’s not about anything else but doing for my dad what I know he would do for me. Jerry Hogan - Crew Chief - The Magic Bus - 1969 http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry.html#0 d68f0cae-3726-45eb-aa4d-39e9636b225d http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry_files/Media/Nam_092/thumb.jpg http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry_files/Media/Nam_092/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_172_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Jerry Hogan - Crew Chief - The Magic Bus - 1969</p></div></div> Jerry Hogan - Training session - Vietnam “Nov. 70 FSB Mace” http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry.html#1 65e45283-cb27-4292-9258-348b370ac70d http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry_files/Media/Nam_003/thumb.jpg http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry_files/Media/Nam_003/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_172_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Jerry Hogan - Training session - Vietnam “Nov. 70 FSB Mace”</p></div></div> Jerry Hogan with his Magic Bus Nov. 1970 FSB MACE “me standing in front of my bird. UH-1H.” http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry.html#2 1b63cac1-a82f-4a52-b6df-b1f3a4da1436 http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry_files/Media/Nam_009/thumb.jpg http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry_files/Media/Nam_009/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_172_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Jerry Hogan with his Magic Bus Nov. 1970 FSB MACE “me standing in front of my bird. UH-1H.”</p></div></div> Jerry Hogan with Loach in background http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry.html#3 ca3722bf-bb85-467d-b1a4-feade3b47253 http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry_files/Media/Nam_034/thumb.jpg http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry_files/Media/Nam_034/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_172_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Jerry Hogan with Loach in background</p></div></div> Jerry Hogan - 1 http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry.html#4 c4be5d54-3906-4bb4-a821-d7d8b1c8bfee http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry_files/Media/Nam_077/thumb.jpg http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry_files/Media/Nam_077/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_172_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Jerry Hogan - 1</p></div></div> Jerry Hogan - 2 http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry.html#5 26c7d1fa-d833-4640-a74a-88819a7b327d http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry_files/Media/Nam_081/thumb.jpg http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry_files/Media/Nam_081/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_172_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Jerry Hogan - 2</p></div></div> Jerry Hogan - 3 http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry.html#6 67ef8a97-2c2b-4a15-a5ad-af72d15c6e8f http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry_files/Media/Nam_080/thumb.jpg http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry_files/Media/Nam_080/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_172_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Jerry Hogan - 3</p></div></div> Jerry Hogan - 4 http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry.html#7 334fc49b-486f-422e-84cc-b934ed46b999 http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry_files/Media/Nam_079_sharp/thumb.jpg http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry_files/Media/Nam_079_sharp/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_172_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Jerry Hogan - 4</p></div></div> Jerry Hogan and Smitty http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry.html#8 34d3ba78-762d-4c7d-b996-0f6be14660be http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry_files/Media/Nam_010/thumb.jpg http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry_files/Media/Nam_010/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_172_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Jerry Hogan and Smitty </p></div></div> Jerry Hogan “20 Oct 70 Bearcat - ‘Me wearing the American flag.’” http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry.html#9 7a2277e6-20ce-44a7-a68d-e71fb7f14103 http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry_files/Media/Nam_013/thumb.jpg http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry_files/Media/Nam_013/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_172_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Jerry Hogan “20 Oct 70 Bearcat - ‘Me wearing the American flag.’” </p></div></div> Jerry Hogan “2 Nov. 70 FSB Bear Cat Taken behind our hootches. On my shoulder is a peace symbol, in the American Colors.” http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry.html#10 123ace5f-196f-465c-b20b-11ab1a95a47f http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry_files/Media/Nam_004/thumb.jpg http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry_files/Media/Nam_004/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_172_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Jerry Hogan “2 Nov. 70 FSB Bear Cat Taken behind our hootches. On my shoulder is a peace symbol, in the American Colors.”</p></div></div> Jerry Hogan - 7 http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry.html#11 d316c2a1-e8e6-4148-8884-b61ccbc65671 http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry_files/Media/Nam_015/thumb.jpg http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry_files/Media/Nam_015/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_172_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Jerry Hogan - 7</p></div></div> Jerry Hogan - “20 Oct 70 Bear Cat ‘Here I was trying to come down off of a heavy trip.’” http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry.html#12 a99697bd-1078-43cf-95a7-22a895c00be5 http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry_files/Media/Nam_019/thumb.jpg http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry_files/Media/Nam_019/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_172_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Jerry Hogan - “20 Oct 70 Bear Cat ‘Here I was trying to come down off of a heavy trip.’” </p></div></div> Jerry Hogan “20 Oct 70 Bearcat ‘Me standing in front of the shower.’” http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry.html#13 945946cb-037b-45d2-b57f-0dcdb6b35185 http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry_files/Media/Nam_017/thumb.jpg http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry_files/Media/Nam_017/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_172_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Jerry Hogan “20 Oct 70 Bearcat ‘Me standing in front of the shower.’” </p></div></div> Jerry Hogan - Bear Cat 1970 http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry.html#14 a63b4180-a0f0-4c00-86f3-8a192f6e3c33 http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry_files/Media/Nam_046/thumb.jpg http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry_files/Media/Nam_046/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_172_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Jerry Hogan - Bear Cat 1970</p></div></div> Jerry Hogan - 11 http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry.html#15 bc458d58-a5f7-4265-8fb8-c1a3dcedcf81 http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry_files/Media/Nam_040/thumb.jpg http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry_files/Media/Nam_040/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_172_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Jerry Hogan - 11</p></div></div> Jerry Hogan - 12 http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry.html#16 e809aba1-3ba2-4319-981d-2f5057089c93 http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry_files/Media/Nam_083/thumb.jpg http://www.searchingfortheblues.com/Searching_for_the_Blues/Intro_and_photos_of_Jerry_files/Media/Nam_083/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_172_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Jerry Hogan - 12</p></div></div>