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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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