Ken Weaver — D Co. 2/8 CAV — Angry Skipper Archive

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Ken
Weaver

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In-Country Service

1971 – 1972

Home of Record

Character of Service

Honorable

Archive Status

Active

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1971-03

Confirmed present

"Duds" Hit Firebase — FSB Fontaine

FSB Fontaine, Long Khanh Province, RVN

1971-05

Probably present

Chieu Hoi Rallier — Highway 331 Near FSB Fontaine

Highway 331, near FSB Fontaine, Long Khanh Province, RVN

Ken Weaver contributed photographs to this archive from his time with Cat Platoon, 1971–72.

Photos of Ken

Ken Weaver, Larry "Pops" Fishell and Larry Cate

Larry Cate · Leroy Sells · Ken Weaver — Cat Platoon

Ken Weaver on the beach at Vung Tau.

Ken Weaver in a candid moment in the bush

Ken Weaver (R) and Larry Randt (L) during one of the many down moments in the bush.

Ken Weaver on a firebase in 1971

Ken Weaver (L) and Jim Cardwell (R) at basic training in Ft. Lewis, WA.

Jim Cardwell (L, Range Platoon) and Ken Weaver (R, Cat Platoon) taking a break during basic training.

Ken Weaver with his weapon of choice, an M60 machine gun

Ken Weaver (center) with John "Peanut" Fults in the Vietnam countryside

Photos Taken by Ken

Three GIs in the bush.

An example of the artillery typically stationed at a firebase

Joe Kint in the bush.

Sneaking up on the sarge (Marvin Miller) for a candid shot.

Larry "Pops" Fishell in the countryside.

LT Val Romani on an FSB in late 1971.

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Accounts Mentioning Ken

1 Account

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"Duds Hit Firebase" — FSB Fontaine Incident

1971-03-10 Date unknown

CAVALAIR (1st Air Cavalry Division weekly), Vol. 5 No. 10, 10 March 1971

Verbal

Explicitly Referenced

1 Record

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"Duds Hit Firebase" — FSB Fontaine Incident

verbal Date unknown

CAVALAIR (1st Air Cavalry Division weekly), Vol. 5 No. 10, 10 March 1971

verbal

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MOS

Component

U.S. Army

Unit

D Co. 2/8 CAV, 1st Air Cavalry Division

Character of Service

Honorable

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