Photos, Articles and maps of the A Shau Valley
The Summer Offensive in the A Shau Valley, 1969.
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Page 1 Map and NASA photo Randy White
Page 2 Photo taken from FSB Rendezvous Randy White
Page 3 Gary Linderer photo of the valley floor
Page 4 Mac Jones C2/17 Cav. photo of the Valley
Page 5 Space Shuttle photo of Hue and DaNang NASA
Page 6 Space Shuttle photo of Hue and Phu Bia NASA
Page 7 From the Pilots seat, Mac Jones C Troop 2/17
Page 8 Rodarte's Wish
The following 5 photos are from Bob Suchke
Page 9 Unknown Mountain from air
Page 10 Closer view of Mountain
Page 11 A Luoi airstrip and roads
Page 12 Valley floor and river
Page 13 FSB Rendezvou
The following 4 photos are from Larry Wagoner, Eagle Dustoff
Page 14 Action on the floor
Page 15 A Shau airstrip
Page 16 A Shau strip close up
Page 17 Unknown Valley airstrip
Page 18 Eagles Nest
The following 4 photos are from Raz Reed.
You can check out his Mad Minute web site here:
Page 19 A Luoi airstrip looking west
Page 20 A Luoi strip close up
Page 21 A Luoi looking north
Page 22 FSB Berchtesgaden
The following 3 photos are from Jim Montano.
Page 23 The Valley in fog
Page 24 Contact on a ridge line
Page 25 Rao Lao River
The following 4 photos are from Fred Beherns, Eagle Dust Off and Kingsman.
Page 26 Co Roc Mountain
Page 27 Into the northern end of the Valley
Page 28 Low level down the Valley
Page 29 Flying over the eastern rim
Three good Satellite images from Doug Kibbey 2/17 Cavalry
Page 30 The Valley from high
Page 31 Another high altitude image
Page 32 From even higher and including Hue
Links to some map references and NASA photos: