PFC
Michael Boyd. Battery C, !st Battalion (Nike Hercules), 43rd Air Defense
Artillery. Goose Bay, Alaska 1978. Notice that he does not have an ARADCOM
(Army Air Defense Command) patch on the uniform. ARADCOM was deactivated
in 1974 with the closing of all Nike sites in the US except for Alaska
and Florida. 1/43 was assigned to the 172nd Infantry Brigade and was protecting
Anchorage and Ft. Richardson. His e-mail is: freewaypatrol@cs.com
Michael Boyd
outside the barracks of C/1/43. 1979 Goose Bay, Alaska. Notice the volley
ball net and basketball backboard behind him. Michael now lives in Oregon.
Change of
command ceremonies at C/1/43. July, 1978. The same barracks as the one
seen on the right in the previous winter picture. Michael is the one with
the red unit flag.
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