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Young 2/Lt. Rayburn and KB50 Tanker, 1963 |
KB50 Tanker over Wake Island refueling fighters enroute to Viet Nam, 1963 |
KB50 Tanker Crew, Southeast Asia, 1963-65 |
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1/Lt. Rayburn in a pedicab, Saigon, 1964 |
Saigon Street Scene, 1964 |
Children Selling Sugar Cane: By the Saigon River, 1965 |
Cholon, Saigon, Viet Nam 1967 |
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Capt Rayburn at Snake School (Jungle Survival Training) in the Philippines, 1971 |
The only way out of snake school: rescue helicoptor pickup. This practice proved invaluable only a few months later! |
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AC-130E "Spectre" Gunship Crew, Ubon AB, Thailand, 1971-72. This entire crew, with one or two substitutions, was shot down by North Vietnamese Anti-aircraft fire over Laos on March 30, 1972 and rescued by helicopter on March 31, 1972. |
Capt Rayburn, 16 Special Operations Squadron, Ubon AB, Thailand 1971-72. |
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A very happy Capt Rayburn at Ubon AB, Thailand on March 31, 1972 after helicopter rescue from enemy territory in the Laotian jungle. The entire crew was recovered. Most had only minor injuries, although some were more serious. | | |
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Hill tribe villagers, northwest Thailand, 1971-72 |
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Parasols, Chaingmai, Thailand 1971 |
Temple, Chaingmai, Thailand |
Temple of Dawn, Bangkok |
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Bangkok's Floating Market |
The Golden Buddha, Bangkok |
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White Karen Village, NW Thailand |
Reclining Buddha, Bangkok |
These little piggies go to market: Thailand |
Boat family goes home from market |