FSB Rita
The unit is "B" Battery, 1/5
Arty. The photo was taken at FSB Rita
October 1968, only a couple days before the ground assault on
Nov 1.
1LT Glen Carver (Carter?) was preparing to leave the Battery to return
home. He had earned a Silver Star while serving as a forward
observer
(FO) with 1/26th INF (Dobol). The powers that be decided to
have a
formation to present him with the medal. The guys in the
battery knew
a formation was a bad idea because we were being
mortared several times
a day. They formed us up anyway. There are two full
bird colonels
making the presentation, names unknown. LTC Rogers is
standing off to
the left, watching. The tall guy with his back to the camera
is 1LT
Michael Heady, the battery XO. As soon as I snapped this
picture, but
before I had a chance to take a second one, we heard mortar tubes
popping. The troops scattered to their guns and began
shooting counter
mortar.
Photo by John Hurley
To read more about FSB Rita, click here.
The Battle for FSB RitaArticle Appearing in the "American Traveler" October 8, 1966
Provided by Fred Burgan
Provided by Fred Burgan