Tom McCandless
'66-'69 B Co.
Stonehouse, 26K/33C
A view of the
85 footer at Stonehouse
.
Headquarters
, Kagnew Station.
Three bikes with Company B in the background.
Some shots from Decamere
Nick and Steve
and their continuing adventures.
A group of kids
hamming it up for the camera.
A great shot
outside of town
.
The B Company houseboys,
[1]
and
[2]
.
The road to Nefasit was something to see and drive!
Here are 3 great views:
[1]
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[2]
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[3]
Looking
west from the 2nd floor
.
Copacabana
(Julie's) bar just outside the main gate.
Zoom in
Behind B Co barracks. Building at the right edge of the picture was the messhall
Quarry near Decamere
where the Eritreans cut those fabulous granite curbstones!.
Rod Harnish and his 1941 Matchless/Guzzi
Rod, Nick & I
at "Joe's", off H.S. Blvd. Great peanuts, boiled eggs & cappucino.
School somewhere in Asmara.
What catches my eye now is that '56 Chevy.
Looking east
from 2nd floor B Company barracks.
Another view of the
Coptic Church
.
Downtown Nefasit
.
Downtown Asmara
[1]
|
[2]
.
Tom's first scooter, a
Suzuki X6
, lot's of power!
The local motorcyle,
camels
.
Local kids hamming for the camera
.
Heading down the
"main drag"
in Asmara.
The
NCO billets
on Kagnew.
An
old Fiat
in front of the barracks.
Rod Harnish skiing
at Massawa. Note the construction of the R&R center!
Another
picture from Massawa.
.
A
street scene
allegedly from "someone's" lady friend's (?) house.
Rod Harnish
"taking a break"
during a motorcycle trip
Overlooking Stonehouse's ops building and at the
150 footer
.
Looking down the Stonehouse site road toward town.
Golf course is on right.
Downtown Asmara again
[3]
|
[4]
.
Views from Stonehouse:
1.
Lookin' at the golf course
. (32K)
2. Might be
STRATCOM and Tract C
way in the background. (26K)
3.
About 180 from 34s direction
. (29K)
4.
Back down the Stonehouse site road toward town slightly to the right
. (34K)
An unknown
"speedy" 4
outside the Co B barracks.
Note the LFCF patch next to the barracks door. LFCF? Lightning Fast .....
A great shot of the
Kagnew Station "monument plaque"
.
Anyone know this guy
standing next to the 850 Fiat?
Asmara scenes:
[1]
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[2]
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[3]
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[4]
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[5]
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[6]
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[7]
A BSA 650 "Lightning"
still
and
jumping
.
More motorcycles, a
BMW
and a
BSA 441 Victor
.
Steve Carter
taking to the hill on his bike
.
Another bike doing some climbing
. Tom trashed this bike for him!
Anyone remember
this crew?
Check our the rolled-under cuffs.
What we have here is
your typical ASA MP
!
A last look from the plane. "I didn't want to go home."
[1]
[2]
.
Looking out the main gate
.
A great shot of
"Mom's"
from the Top 5 parking lot.
The
B Co. barracks
again from the T5 parking lot.
A
monsoon is moving in
. Is that Guard Co. in the background?
One of the best shots I've seen of
the main gate
!