Stairs on the left side of the pagoda. After I called in the artillery barrage, I ran down those steps — not knowing the Viet Cong were underneath them, making satchel charges.

APPROACHING NUI BA DE
TYPICAL FOGGY DAY DURING RAINY SEASON
NUI BA DEN (BLACK VIRGIN RELAY SITE) WELCOME SIGN
MAIN PATH FROM EAST TO WEST
MY OBSERVATION TOWER ON THE VERY TOP OF NUI BA DEN
A-5/122, 5th Special Forces took control of Nui Ba Den from the Viet Cong on July 22, 1964 I TOOK THIS PICTURE RIGHT AFTER THE 6/
Current picture of the Special Forces boulder taken in 2010
PAGODA – THE TOP OF NUI BA DEN
81 mm MORTAR SQUAD
ABOVE THE CLOUDS
A 324 SPECIAL FORCES BUNKER
APPROACHING STORM
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