| Page 60 Photos And Information From Ken Colucci My name is Kenneth Colucci. I was with HHD 71st Transportation Battalion from July 1967 to July 1968. Some of my responsibilities included OIC Camelot security, civilian labor officer, operations and training officer, intelligence officer and a few more just to make sure I always had something to do. |
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| Lt Colucci Working In Operations Center |
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| Lt Colucci Passing Out Candy To Children In Village Across From Camelot |
| A Very Proud Chinese Papasan |
| Village Across From Camelot |
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| Another View Of The Village Across From Camp Camelot |
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| Some Of The Local Vietnamese Work Force At Camp Camelot |
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| On the far right is the interpreter for the local Vietnamese work force. |
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| HHD Bar |
| HHD Latrine |
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| HHD Movie Theater - Before The New Battalion Theater Was Built |
| HHD Shower And Laundry Area |
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| HHD Officer's Quarters - Lt Colucci's Area |
| Bn. HQ S-3 Area |
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| Change Of Command |
| LTC Hagreen |
| LTC Santry |
| Change Of Command From LTC Hagreen To LTC Santry - 1968 |
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| Security Guards At Change Of Command |
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| Aerial View Of One Corner Of Camp Camelot - No Metal Hootches Visible - Photo was probably taken in late 1966. |
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| Couple Of Photos I Took Somewhere In Ben Hoa |
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| Down At Newport Terminal Newport Terminal During Various Stages Of Construction |
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| Photo Courtesy of U.S. Army Photography Newport Terminal Site Area - Early 1966 |
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| Photo Courtesy of U.S. Army Photography Another Early Site Photo From 1966 |
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| The Start Of Construction On Four Of The Eight Warehouses |
| Photo Courtesy of U.S. Army Photography |
| Photo Courtesy of U.S. Army Photography More Construction On The Warehouses |
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| Photo Courtesy of U.S. Army Photography All Eight Warehouses Completed - Early 1967 |
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| Photo Courtesy of U.S. Army Photography Ships are now being off loaded. Also one of the three consolidated maintenance buildings is completed. |
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| Photo Courtesy of U.S. Army Photography LSU (Landing Ship Utility) Site At Newport |
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| Photo Courtesy of U.S. Army Photography The Barge Site Area At Newport Terminal |
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| Photo Courtesy of U.S. Army Photography You can see one of the maintenance buildings on the far right of photo. |
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| Photo Courtesy of U.S. Army Photography The Main Entrance To Newport Terminal In Late 1966 |
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| Opening Day At The New Mess Hall At Newport Terminal - May 1968 - Lt Colucci Standing Up ******************************************************** |
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| TDY With The 561st Transportation Company |
| I was assigned TDY with the 561st TC when it left Camelot and was reassigned to Dong Ha in April 1968. |
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| Enroute To Dong Ha On An LCM |
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| On The LCM |
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| Debarking At Dong Ha |
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| 561st Transportation Company Tent At Dong Ha Just After Arriving |
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| Left - CPT Devito - Right - LT Colucci |
| Having A Party On Top Of Our Bunkers |
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| Left - CPT Devito - Right - LT Hunt Or Is It LT Hale |
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| This must be an early Headquarters sign - Look at all of the tents in the background. |
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| Below are some articles from the December 30th, 1967 issue of The Army Reporter pertaining to the 71st Transportation Battalion's operation of Newport Terminal. |
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| Photo courtesy of David McNaught Rick Lemons |
| Rick Lemons was the battalion draftsman and often drew caricatures of some of the guys in our battalion. Below is one he drew of me. |
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| LT Colucci |
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| Surprise Visit On Christmas 1967 At Camp Camelot |
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| A Couple Of Photos I Took Somewhere In Saigon |
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| Donut Dolly |
| I hope you all enjoyed looking at the photos and clippings. I also have some orders and a transportation report to which there are links. If you have any comments or questions, etc., please feel free to email me from here. |
| E-Mail Ken Colucci |
| Read A 1968 Transportation Developments Report From Fort Eustis Read Some Orders From The 71st Bn During August 1967 Read A Sample TCMD And Instructions To Prepare It |
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| Full Speed Ahead |
| House Of The Rising Sun - The Animals - August 15, 1964 |