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I received this email from Bob Halboth and he has graciously agreed to allow me to share it:
My name is Bob Halboth. I was looking to see if I could find anything about FSB Danger and I found your wonderful website. I was in VN may69-june70. I was first with Co D,4/39th at Danger and then moved up to Rach Kien to Co. C. 5/60th. In looking through your pictures (of which I have none) and writings I came across the one called "TOC". You could have knocked me over with a feather as they say when I saw the picture at the end and I saw myself and my CO saddling up to go out.  The dark haired guy with glasses on the right is me. The bunker on the left was "home" when we were in. I wish I could put some names to the faces but I have blocked out everything for so long that I just can't remember. I do remember the other RTO was so calm and I was a wreck. I was having a hard time adjusting to losing someone every time we went out. I think we only went where there were gooks and booby traps. There was this guy from the East somewhere that had both legs and his right arm blown off when he hit a trip wire to a booby trapped 105. He had shown me pictures of his wife and new baby the day before. He lived and I don't know why but I was able to see him in a Quonset Hut Hospital before they shipped him out. He was so happy to be going home. My bewilderment at that type of reaction after what had happened to him is with me today - that war would train our minds so that we could find happiness in getting all blown to hell. I would like to thank you so much for your thoughts and pics-it has been very therapeutic-very stressful to see the pics and remember more than I want to, but at the same time I guess its good for me to unlock some of that crap. It has been 34 1/2 years and the DD is still doing her good work. I am sorry I don't remember you - I must have been preoccupied or something. Emily, again thank you so much. I have never talked to anyone that had been in that hole where you took the pic of me. To me it is such a thrill  to know that someone was there that day and is home alive and well today. I wish we could say the same thing about our kids in Iraq. How many have to die for nothing this time? Have a good day-best wishes and thank you. Bob Halboth from Iowa at the time. I now live in Wisconsin.

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