Album 39 - Ron Fazio

Ron Fazio was transferred to the 2/12 in Sept of 1970 when his unit, the 199th, stood down. He served initially with a Mortar Co. at Firebase Jamie and subsequently as HHC clerk when Jamie was deactivated and the companies moved to Camp Husky. His pictures provide a fascinating perspective on the last months of the 25th, from it's moves Camp Frenzell Jones, to Husky, and finally standown. The pictures are divided among those three settings. The second to the last picture show newbies waiting in line in their unaclimmated skin and dark green fatigues, waiting for assignment. The last photograph is of something all of us dreamed about, the entrance to DEROS tent. Ron has the unique title of last man in the 2/12 in Vietnam. As the HHC clerk he got the signatures of all the troops as they checked out of the unit. The last signature on the list is his. After signing it, he came home.