Two things a GI in the 'Nam always had with them at all times; aviators and a jay. The aviators kept the sun out of your eyes, it could get real bright, and the jay kept the war out of your head.

Oh yeah, a lot of guys had weapons, but without the first two, the other was almost superfluous. This was taken at the Leper colony on a cloudy day. It took me awhile to 'read' the background before I realized what setting we were in. He was my buddy during much of my stay in Vietnam.

A bit of a fuck up, the last time I saw him he was in handcuffs awaiting some kind of courts martial. The offense was relatively minor so I don't remember why he was cuffed. I talked the guard into cuffing us together, since I wasn't going anywhere and I didn't need the guard listening in on our conversation. The guard was quite happy to have the opportunity to go get a beer, which he couldn't do with the cuff on him.