Modern photo of me for the "Before and After" mug-shot. Top right is SP4 Terry Hicks at Kagnew, early, 1969. Then CW3 Terry Hicks at retirement, April 2003. [I had an eleven-year break-in-service from mid-1970 - '81]. Me again on shemya Island in May, 1968, and me in January, 2008.
Title: Woman working
Mosque downtown, Asmara - Early, 1969
My 05K Supervisor & wife at Catholic Cemetery - Asmara, late 1969
Catholic Cemetery - Asmara, late 1969
Early 20th Century Italian lamp I purchased at the "Bosh," Asmara - August, 1969
"JC Point" on the east end of Asmara, gateway to the Massawa Road - Early 1969
About-Face from "JC Point" the beginning of the Massawa Road- Early 1969
Leaving Asmara for ETS at Fort Hamilton, NY, via Beirut - Late May, 1970. Reminds me of leaving Phoenix, AZ.
Kagnew Stuff - all Circa 1969
Army Pay chart from 1967-69. Remember to add on overseas pay and housing allowance if you qualified!
My orders to Asmara, cut at Vint Hill Farms Station - Late 1968
Kagnew's On-Post Dependent School - December 1968
Early evening shot of the full moon rising over Kagnew's On-Post Dependent School - Late December 1968 or Early 1969
Back end of Kagnew's Chapel - Mid 1969
Evening shot of the blacktop going out to Tract-C - Early 1970
From on top of "Crap Hill" which was immediately out of the Kagnew back gate and off to the right about 3/4 mile or so. An every morning ritual for the Eritreans. Kagnew's back gate is out of site, off to the left.
Modern shot of a pair of headsets liberated from Tract-C, 05K-NMSDOH area sometime in early 1970.
A couple of my Company "B" friends, Dave Mckee on the left, and Ed Turley (MA at the Oasis Club) - May 1970 at the airport when I left for ETS. Are those Melotti's I see there on the table?
Want to know what a SP5 made at Kagnew in early 1970? I didn't get seperate Housing Allowance, seperate Ration Allowance, or Hazardous Duty pay. Only Overseas pay.
Freedom Orders "getting out of Dodge!"- April 1970.
Modern photo of my "Short-Timer's" jacket made downtown - from early 1970.
My airline ticket leaving Asmara - May, 1970.
Had to pay a 3.00 Ethie Departure fee to leave the country - May, 1970.
Recent image of my old 1966 - '70 kaki blouse.
Keren and Surrounding Area Shots - all Circa early to late 1969
Church-like building on the road to Keren - from early 1969.
Dave McKee (Company B) taking a "Tijuana Taxi" radiator water-stop on the road to Keren - from early 1969.
Italian Truck Farm on the road to Keren - from early 1969.
Typical scene along the road to Keren - from early 1969. We called this land-mark "Donkey Dick."
Patio at the Keren R&R Center - from early 1969.
By the pool area at the Keren R&R Center - from early 1969.
In-yard wildlife at the Keren R&R Center - from early 1969.
Dik diks grazing at the Keren R&R Center - from early 1969.
Brass buckle I had made at the Silver Market in Keren - early 1969.
Different looking Acacia trees along the road to Agordat - by Sudanese border - from early 1969.
Some more Acacia Trees along the road to Agordat (by Sudanese border) from early 1969.
Another scene along the road to Agordat - by Sudanese border - from early 1969.
British War Cemetery - Outskirts of Keren - from early 1969.
A dead camel on a bridge blown-up near Sudanese border - from early 1969.
Another view of a dead camel on a bridge blown-up near Sudanese border - from early 1969. Dave M. and Ronnie B. (of Company "B") on the left.
Asmara Exposition Shots - January or February, 1969
Gateway to the Exposition Center - from early 1969.
Fountain just inside the Gateway to the Exposition Center - from early 1969.
Melotti Beer bar at the Exposition Center - from early 1969.
The FIAT display at the Exposition Center - from early 1969.
Native hut and soft-drink bar display at the Exposition Center - from early 1969.
Expo poster display at the Exposition Center - from early 1969.
TTU & Masssawa Shots - all Circa 1969, early 1970
Looking down on the Railroad Bridge seven "clicks" out of Asmara, from the scenic overlook on the Massawa Road - early 1969
Looking down on a stream near the Railroad Bridge (Python Valley) seven "clicks" out of Asmara, from the scenic overlook on the Massawa Road - early 1969
Typical terraced mountain side, on the way to Massawa - early 1969
The town of Nefasit, viewed from up on top of one of the many Massawa Road's switchbacks on the way to Massawa - Mid 1969. Note the cacti are blooming. Must have been around June or so.
Famous Dogoli Bridge on "the flats" leading to Massawa - early 1969
One of the many Eritrean villages on "the flats" on the way to Massawa - early 1969
Dave McKee's "Tijuana Taxi" and Ronny Baggett's Red-Cross "Jeepster" at the back lot of TTU - early 1969
TTU's Movie Deck - early 1969
Hallie Sellassie's Palace taken from TTU's roof - early 1969
Massawa's Harbor area as taken from TTU's roof - early 1969
Eritrean rower from TTU to Green Island - mid 1969
Beach on Green Island - mid 1969
Bombed-out Italian Casino on Green Island - mid 1969
Lousy shot of North Beach - early 1970
Bay at "About-Face" from TTU's Movie Deck - January 1970. Green Island is way out in upper right.
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