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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