This Is
 (l to r, standing): MSgt Bob Eddy, station manager,
Bill Edgeworth, John Wild, Doc Ball, |
 (l to r, standing) Doc Ball, Mike Newman, Bob
Palmer, Bill Edgeworth, B.J. Worth, John Wild; (Sitting) Bob Eddy, Station Manager
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 (l to r, standing) SSgt Wally Kunihiro, MSgt Bob Eddy, Doc Ball, Bob Palmer (Kneeling)(l to r) A2C Mike Newman, A2C John Wild, A1C "B.J." Bill Worth, A1C Bill Edgeworth |
 Ubon
Station in 1969 |
 Original AFTN building in 1970 |
John Wild on the air at AFTN Ubon in l968
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Thats John behind that rifle
John says that: "I was "adopted" by the Austrailian Air Force detachment ADG (airfield defence guards) who were on duty while I was on the air. They took me under their wing, trained me on weapons, put me into Tiger fatigues for trips off base, and I perfected my accent to make Doc Ball happy (gave him plausible denial that I wasn't one of "his" troops). We'd go somewhat far afield (they told me I was in Laos and Cambodia on occassion - hell, it all looked the same to me). They were allowed GUNS, as they were there under SEATO, not our "hire the Thais to protect us" arrangement".
Read about John's story on getting acoustic tile for the Ubon station
Photos from John Wild, 2004