Anthony Jecen served with the 572nd Engineer Company in Vietnam. He arrived in 1966 and departed in July 1967. These are images of his personal photos. Most were shot in October and November 1966.
Company guidon and orderly room
Company commander's jeep with company motto
Earthmoving equipment and truck (with quad-50s) used for security
Letter from Anthony Jecen and military scrip used instead of U.S. currency
Spec5 Lange and Tuy Hoa, the local town
Banyhart - Welch and Banyhart
SSG Murphy and SGT Dolan - SSG Murry and John Welch
Buz, Zan and Paul Dowsey - Paul Dowsey
SSG Patrick - Greg
John Welch and Patrick Jeswald - Sp5 Lazetti
At the beach
Guard Mount - Lang, Coleman and Ray
The following photos show Anthony Jecen as he was leaving Vietnam. The first photo shows his friends SSG Murry and Sp4 Herron taking him to the airport. In the final photo, the person shown is a soldier that Jecen first met on his flight to Vietnam; coincidentally, they were on the same airplane going home.
This was drawn in the commo bunker at Phuheip RVN in July1967 by the commo chief, Specialist Miller. He gave it to Anthony Jecen upon Jecen's departure in July 1967. Contributed by Anthony Jecen.
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