On 30 Jan 2004 00:44:18 GMT, fatmane@aol.com (FatmanE) wrote:

>Patrick, I coved this in a post to Matt but briefly, the area had no
>pineapples. The area was called the Pineapple Forest because that particular
>area west of Tam Ky looked like a pineapple on the topo map due to the topo
>lines and greens and brown color. You need a 1:25,000 map to see it and then
>you have to use a bit of imagination as is usual on these map things.
>
>In some old links that you sent me long ago (best I remember) I found that the
>Marines called this area the Pineapple Forest also we they worked it before the
>Americal..
>
>Bill Clarke
I saw the post to Matt. I will have to look again, but are you talking
east or west of the Industrial complex of An Hoa or the base of
Charlie Ridge? As you know I have a substantial collection of maps,
but can't see the outline. I know Tam Ky was a helicopter base when I
was there.