From the Aid Station for the 3rd Battalion, 1st Infantry and looking towards Duc Pho, here is a CH-47 Chinook helicopter taking off from the battalion's chopper pad. Notice the urinal next to the road. This picture was taken in September, 1969.
Photograph by Dave Eckberg
The rear area for the 3rd Battalion, 1st Infantry was marked by the "Battalion Rock." The battalion Post Office is shown at the the upper left. Behind it sits the ambulance for the battalion's Aid Station.
Photograph by Dave Eckberg
The battalion's rear area had a "Battalion Street." This path went uphill between the different company headquarters on the left side and their supporting supply rooms on the right side. The battalion Post Office is on the right, with the XO's office on the left, followed the Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) orderly room, then Alpha Company, and so on up the street.
Photograph by Dave Eckberg
The battalion staffing board outside of the HHC orderly room listed the commanders's name and all of his staff officers. This staff board was from about January, 1971.
Photograph by Dave Eckberg
The Aid Station was across from the HHC orderly room. The Aid Station was very solidly built because the previous one had taken a direct hit from a 122mm rocket in about 1969. Duc Pho was known as "The Rocket Pocket" because of all the rockets it had been hit with in the past.
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