my first cruise..and it was FREE

took my first Cruise--FREE-- courtesy of Uncle Sam in April '67 on the General John Pope troop ship from Oakland Army Terminal, San Fran Bay to Vung Tau, RVN   http://goo.gl/Pp8vwi

today is the 50th Anniversary of the US landing in RVN   http://abcnews.go.com/US/photos/50th-anniversary-landing-vietnam-29357774/image-29358058

these days Vietnam especially Saigon--Ho Chi Minh City as it is now called-- is a large tourist area..who woulda thunk it..

here's what the Hotel Majestic in Saigon looked like in July 1967 --this pic taken by me in downtown Saigon...  it was converted from a slide

 and here is the Hotel Majestic today--a 5 star Hotel http://www.majesticsaigon.com.vn/gallery.php

and a few more of my pics from back then

Sunset in Bien Hoa

the 3 Amigos..Joe Lap.. Freddy Feet and moi

onboard the Gen John Pope in San Fran Bay

San Francisco in the background

bunks stacked high on the Gen Pope

leaving town under the Golden Gate Bridge

Alcatraz

Hqs in Saigon

Subic Bay, Philipines enroute to RVN