Bob Golden's Scrapbook

(Thank You, Big Ranger, For The Wonderful Burst Through Life)

Born To Chuggalug... Circa 1951

High School Graduation... 1965... The Original "Fonz"...

Family Photo - OCS Graduation - 1967

Number 2 - My Jungle Girl... 68-76...

One Each Dangerous Duo, Nha Trang AFB, 1968

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The Worst Crash I Ever Walked Away From... Vicinity Of Dalat, SVN, 1969. It Used To Be A UH-1 Gunship.

Patrolling SVN With The Mike Force... 1968... Click For More Mike Force Patrolling Pictures

Patrolling NVA Sanctuaries -- Central Highlands 1969.

 

 

Handsome Young Rascal Showing Off His First Mustache With His New Camera.

Another RTO Shot Out From Under Me... The Last One They Issued Me, After This, Had To Pack All The Gear Myself...

 

One Each Mighty Tired Young Mountain Goat. Patrolling The Central Highlands In 100+ Degree Sun

Return To 'The World' & On To Ft. Bragg...

First, Followed By A Quick Tour Of 'Rocket Science' Duty. We Fired This Pershing 1A From Black Mesa, Utah to Ft. Bliss, Texas & Hit Within 50 Meters Of The Surveyed Target. 1970

Ranger School Graduation, 1971, (Check The Tall Handsome Rascal In The Top Row Directly Above The Guidon Smoking The Green Pipe)

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...South Of The Border... Establishing Rapport With The Local Guerilla Chief... Don't Ask What's Cooking Here, Just Eat It & Smile..

 

Visiting Ethel Kennedy With My Detachment, McClean, VA, 1972

25 Miles North Of Ft. Bragg On I-95, Heading South, Circa 1972...

The Green Hornet. The Bad Boy I Used To Tangle With Southern Paratroopers... 1971

A 400 HP Corvette Mill Made The Chore Easy. This Is Why I Called It "My Gasoline-Powerred Bullet"

And A Handsome Rascal He Was, Too...

Replaced The 'Hornet' With The Ft. Bragg Rapid Transit System, Circa 1973. Anywhere, Any Time, Any Place...

 

The Jungle Girl Blesses Me With Young Kimberly Alane, 1973

 

Kelly Ann, A True Sweetheart & Second Blessing From The 'Jungle Girl". Enjoying Her Very First Oreo Cookie... 1976

 

Parting Shot Of My Girls... Long & Oogly Divorce Ensued.... Circa 1977

 

Just To Answer Any Wannabe Questions, Click Here

My Santa Monica Stable, 750 Norton, 750 Bonneville & 850 Fiat

Mr. Bonneville & Mr. Bad Boy Norton

Never Thought A Pumpkin Orange Motorcycle Would Grow On Me, But It Did

Visiting With Grandmother Ramsauer (Nana) Circa 1983

Camping Yosemite Circa 1984

Gathering Firewood That The Tourists Missed...

There's Something Irresistable About An Unscaled Cliff...

Occupying Ft. California. Circa 1983

Catching A Little Sun At The Beach

BG, The Venice Beach Sign Painter

At Home At The Fort - 1984

Three Bad Boys At Muscle Beach, 1986

BG With His Pal, Norton 1972 Combat Model Commando Roadster Circa 1986

 

The Mighty Rickman Norton. A 'One Miler' Who Actually Outran The Riverside County Sheriff's Helicopter One Night

View From The Fort Penthouse Suite With Weekend Crowd - 1986

Hanging Out In The Penthouse...

California Dreaming...

What? Me Worry??? Enroute To Laos... For POW/MIA Missions... Circa 1986.

A Tough Job, But Someone Had To Do It...

A NY Beach Boy Loose In California - 1983

Who Knows What Lurks In The Mind Of a Cartoonist?

Self Portrait - 1985

More Of Same... Best To Stick With Photography...

Did someone say "Fix Bayonettes", or was I having some kind of weird flashback here? Memorial Day, Brentwood Veterans Cemetary, LA, CA, 1985

Some Retirement Memorbillia - 1986

In Uniform To Lead The Home Town Memorial Day Parade, Germantown, NY, 1986

 

Mom, Dad and I At Memorial Day Parade - 1986

A Little Artistic License Finalizes The Legend and Era.

Notice The Genuine Silenced Commando Dog Tags...

The Hollywood Photo Lab Commando...

 

Installing Equipment On Site... Sunset Blvd.

In The Eye Of The Eagle and The Shadow Of The World Trade Center - 1996. My Office Was The Black Building At The Right

Never Did Look Good In A Skirt. Assisting Good Friend, Piper George Forsythe And Wife Mary With Ceremonial Detail - 1999

SF Protest Party Siezes The Main Gate Of CNN - Atlanta, GA, 1998

The NY Wrecking Crew - BG & Piper George. Both Made Quite A Commotion With CNN VIPs. Click Here To See Full Report

Briefing The Troops On A/A Report At SOAR XXIV, Las Vegas 1998.

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Happiness For A Middle Aged White Boy Is Leading 450 Angry Montagnards To The Vietnamese Communist Communist Consulate Office - NYC 2001

     More Happiness Is To See Your Vietnam Unit Stone Placed At The Entrance Of The Special Forces HQ In The 'Corner Of Honor' At Ft. Bragg. SFA-50 2002.

     Of Course, The Mike Force Showed Up With 4 Bus Loads Of 'Yards To Enjoy The Event With Us And Just Help Us Disrupt The Otherwise Planned Stuffy Ceremony.

Visiting Cambodia 2003 & Being Introduced To 'Da Rools There...

Three Mike Force Men Loose In Cambodia With A Serious Project To Do...

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The current retirement skate... '75 850 Commando model tricked up to Combat specs... 2700 original miles... Respectable Enough To Cruise With The Young Kids...

The Latest Addition.  '83 HD 883 XLCH... Tricked Out With All Kinda Aftermarket Goodies...

Very Small, Light, Agile & Nimble
By Conventional Harley Standards...

Lotta Fun To Putter Around Town With...

 More To Come...

 

...To Be Continued