This Gia
Vuc and Ha Thanh tribute display is in the
memory of
MSG
Tadeusz Sosniak,
Burlington, ON,
B Co, 5th SF Group
PFC
Richard E. Traster,
McMinnville, OR,
C Co, 5th SF Group
who lost
their life during the rocket attack of the
30th of August 1968.
See link:Aug 68 direct hit
The Ha
Thanh 2009 Teamhouse was brought to life
during
the War and Peace Military vehicle
show
at Beltring, Kent, South of England. www.warandpeace.uk.com/
The Display:represent the
corner of the South/East wall from Ha Thanh
teamhouse circa 1969/70
and was about 8 by 4 foot square showing two A-104 team members;
one on radio watch
and the other relaxing at one of the
tables.
This was inspired by the photo
below
1st Lt Howard G Anders , HA THANH XO
The display was hosted in
the "Rolling Thunder, the Vietnam
experience" platoon
tent
with other Vietnam displays build by some of my friends.
The tent was in
semi darkness to create an atmosphere, hide
the imperfections and plunge
the public into
a different self contained world: Vietnam.
All uniforms and military equipment showed
are genuine period items
out of my collection and a special sound
track was made with
genuine Vietnam radio traffic and 60's music.
Above
photos
by
myself
and
Jim
Fleet
The build: photo
diary
The
display was be
build in my
driveway and
comprised of
three 8x4 panels
trimmed to
size too fit in the back of my 3/4ton Dodge.
Windows had been cut, frames
build and the
two uprights in the centre of the South
wall, fabricated.
A friend of mine also made
the "HA
THANH and A-104
" blue
curtains.
Video
may take a
little while to
load (400
seconds on my
pc),
please be
patient
and
don't forget to
have your
speakers volume
on high!
Steve Sherman the archivist
for
the Special Forces and Special Operations Associations
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