The pond

There was a shower house at a pond near Camp Crockett, but it was out of order in 1967, so many of us soldiers bathed and shaved in a nearby creek.

Leaving Camp Crockett

Soldiers departed Camp Crockett in January 1968 to attend jump school. Many went on from there to serve in Vietnam.

Lister bags

Here's me in 1968, returned from NCO school to Camp Crockett for the second time. I was 19. At my left is the infamous lister bag, containing our daily supply of drinking water. There was always a danger of drinking contaminated water.