Circa 12/64 or 1/65... then SP5 Ron Nelson doin' the news on AFRS Saigon

Aerial shot (duh) of 9 Hong Thap Tu - Headquarters AFVN, Saigon

Jan 65 - SP5 Bill Altman - news. Bill returned to the US after his tour, applied and was accepted at OCS and became 2LT Bill Altman - Infantry Leader. He did his second tour in the jungle. Today he works and lives in the DC area

Da Nang AFVN studios - "High Atop Monkey Mountain" - not sure of year

SP5 Bob Nelson as an advisor on break during an operation in a rubber plantation in II Corps. Bob's weight, at 6'1", had dropped to approx 130 at that time... but what a tan! 5

The AFVN staff heads for the range and weapons qualification in 1972. The "Beat Goes On" jeep served a multitude of duties. The jeep was a unofficial addition to the AFVN "fleet". Bob Nelson is standing on left, Tim Hugenard [spelling?] is driving.

At the range in '72 - the weather forecast had been for sunshine but the gallant broadcasters and engineers shot so many holes in the sky that it rained for three straight days. (Just kidding)

The 1964/65 host of the "Dawnbuster" - SP5 Don Busser. An extremely adept and quick thinking guy who set the pace for later Dawnbuster hosts, Don died in the early 70's while serving at AFN Stuttgardt.

Navy journalist Frank Vehorn - AFRS 1964/65

Army broadcaster Bob DeRogge worked a regular radio shift and did production in 1965.

SP5 Bob Nelson visiting Saigon after moving to Advisor duty. He is seen standing outside the Ambassador BEQ - just across the street from the Brinks BOQ and home of AFRS Saigon 1965.

Bob DeRogge in a "I'm living in the jungle" picture for 1965 home consumption. The palm tree was about five feet outside the main door to the AFRS studios in the Brinks BOQ

USN's Roy Heitman - News Director, AFRS Saigon 1964/65.

MSgt ____ Rice, NCOIC, AFRS Saigon, 1964/65 [if you know the first name, send it to rmorecook@hotmail.com referring to pic rjn07.jpg]

The 1964/65 AFRS Radio links to the outside world. The teletypes were changed depending upon time and weather conditions to download AP/UPI/AFRTS. The tuner allowed the newsmen to download feeds and actualities from several official and unofficial sources

16 ILT Sturges Dorrance III, Deputy Cdr, AFRS Saigon 1964/65

Ron Hesketh sends out some "Good Vibrations" to listeners...

Austin Cramer - took over at 9am from the Dawnbuster in 1964/65.

Bill Altman and Roy Hewitt in a moment of news policy debate.

Families were a viable part of the listening audience in 1964/65... later in 1965 they were all returned to the United States. Kathy, last name unknown, was a news writer. [If you know the last name, send it to rmorecook@hotmail.com referring to pic rjn14.jpg]

Sandbagging the Headquarters, 9 Hong Thap Tu, in 1972. Shown with the shovel is SFC Bob Nelson, NCOIC Broadcast Operations. On second thought - we're not sure who was sandbagging what at that time.

1964/65... Sports Director for AFRS Saigon, SFC Chuck Bixley

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