This page shares NDQSA member scrapbooks. Its purpose is to preserve their stories so that family and friends may have a record about who this man was and what he did. Content may also have value for Vietnam historians because of the first person nature of photo journalism and in some cases archival links.

Col. (Ret.) Vincent J. Tedesco Jr.

C Battery, 1st Battalion(AW)(SP), 44th Artillery
Vietnam 1967-1968, Captain U.S. Army
Commanded Air Defense Artillery soldiers at the
Company, Battalion, and Brigade level
Honorary Colonel of the 44th ADA Regiment

Vince Tedesco Scrapbook

John Mowatt

D Battery, 5th Battalion (AW)(SP), 2nd Artillery
D Battery, 71st Artillery Quad 50 caliber (MG)
1970-71

John Mowatt Scrapbook

Extract of Fort Bliss Schools NCOCC pages

Glenn J. Meigel

Glenn J. Meigel, 1LT
D/1/44 and C/1/44     June 1970 – June 1971
Vietnam memoirs, remembrances, and experiences.
Recollections from a platoon leader perspective.
Extensive use of archival reference links will help those without a military background.
Originally written in 2018 for his college alumni dedication of their Vietnam Memorial.

Glenn Meigel Scrapbook

Chris Noel

Chris Noel
Associate Member
National Dusters, Quads & Searchlights Association
Armed Forces Network Radio Personality 1966-1971
Her program was called “A Date with Chris”
Broadcast in Vietnam 1966-1969

Chris Noel Scrapbook

Bruce Walter

Headquarters, 4th Battalion (AW)(SP), 60th Artillery
Bravo Battery, 7th Battalion, 29th Artillery (Searchlights)
Vietnam, Jan 1970-Jan 1971, 1LT, XO

Bruce Walter Scrapbook

Greg “Buzz” Buzzell

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 4th Battalion (AW)(SP), 60th Artillery 
Vietnam 1969-1970, Specialist Five
This is his well written memoir as a self-described REMF
Base areas include Camp Radcliff at An Khe and Vung Tau where he helped set up the Army Armed Forces Language School.

Greg Buzzell​ Scrapbook

Bernard Boimann

Headquarters, 4th Battalion (AW)(SP), 60th Artillery
Camp Radcliff, An Khe 1970
SP4 Armorer
Bn maintenance on all small arms and crew served weapons
up through Duster main guns

Bernard Boimann Scrapbook Video

David McCray

C Battery, 4th Battalion (AW)(SP), 60th Artillery
and E-Battery, 41st Artillery Quad 50 caliber (MG)
Vietnam 1970-1971, Sergeant E5
Long time member of
National Dusters, Quads & Searchlights Association, Inc.

David McCray Scrapbook

Leland Chandler

Leland Chandler
World War II Veteran
60th Coast Artillery Corregidor
Japanese Prisoner of War
Honorary Member NDQSA

Leland Chandler scrapbook 20250307

Patrick L. Johnson

Patrick L. Johnson
C Battery, 4th Battalion, 60th Artillery
Vietnam Memories
Reflections Through His Poetry

Patrick L. Johnson Scrapbook

Tim Tweedell

Timothy L. Tweedell
nickname ‘Red’ or Tim with friends
G-Battery, 65th Artillery Quad 50 caliber (MG) 1970-71
Active Member NDQSA

Tim Tweedell scrapbook

Steve Belt

Steve Belt
April 10, 1946 ~ April 24, 2019
Memorial Slides from
NDQSA Reunion 2019

Steve Belt Memorial Scrapbook

Barry Willever

G-Battery, 65th Artillery Quad 50 caliber (MG)
Vietnam, November 1968-1969, SP4

Barry Willever Scrapbook 2

Daniel Gallagher

C Battery, 4th Battalion, 60th Artillery
Vietnam, January 67-68, PFC

Daniel Gallagher’s personal digital slideshow scrapbook video is about 6 minutes and is titled

“The Duster Units in Vietnam 1/44, 5/2 and 4/60”

Most of the pictures belong to him. Some are from the men of the 2/7th Cav at Phan Theit in 1967.

Some are from the 1/44th Duster Battalion, Charlie Battery on the DMZ. 

Locations include L.Z. Betty, L.Z. Judy, and at Phan Theit, Rockpile and D-5 at the DMZ. 

These units were spread from the DMZ to Saigon. They were used to guard LZ’s, run convoys, and search and destroy with infantry units from 1966-1972.

Daniel Gallagher digital scrapbook video – YouTube

William Hodges

2nd Platoon, B Battery, 4th Battalion, 60th Artillery
Vietnam, September 70-71, SGT

William Hodges’s gave us his hour long color movie that is his personal look at life in a Duster squad.  His movie includes convoy operations, perimeter security, and daily life on a fire base. 

Some of the movie is bouncy but what do you expect when filming from the turret of a Duster. Some Duster live fire. An interesting piece filming the squad pulling an engine pack.

Your webmasters put together a short YouTube video of some of the best material that we think you will enjoy. 

A good reflection of daily life in a Duster squad in the Central Highlands in 1971.

William Hodges movie – daily life in a Duster squad