Shower on right

Patrol under Attack north of camp.

Air support called in

81 Mortar's also give support round leaves the tube

Summer showers move in

Sunset over the camp

Time for Mortar crew to relax

My first Apartment

Apartment #2

Sgt. Dave Jones with, What's This? M60 or in Background?

Structure was formerly the central tower in a group of three. Constructed in monumental Bình Định style (late 11th-early 14th centuries), the 21.5 metre tower is noteworthy for its unusual octagonal shape. Considerable debate surrounds the age of the tower, but recent scholarship suggests that the complex was constructed by Chăm King Bhadravarman II in the late 9th-early 10th century, in honour of Linga Paramewsara (Shiva), an event recorded in a stele of the period recovered from the site. Outside the entrance door stand two large statues of Gajasimha, a mythical animal with a lion's head and an elephant's body. Inside the kalan there was formerly a standing linga. Numerous artefacts found at this site are housed in the nearby Điện B� n Museum, which is also responsible for the upkeep of the site under the guidance of Quang Nam Provincial Centre for the Preservation of Monuments. Richard Lounders

Richard's Tower Position

 

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