>Subject: Re: Battle of the Pineapple
>From: Patrick t. patrickthatyahoo.com
>Date: 1/29/2004 9:13 PM Central Standard Time
>Message-id:
>
>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.
>
>

No no Patrick. Much to the south of An Hoa down south to Tam Ky (15-20 clicks
I'd guess from an old bad memory).

There is an improved road leading west from Tam Ky. I forget the number but we
called it the Tin Fuck (Tin Phuc) road. The tragedy of FB Maryann lies past
the end of the road.

Take this road west 5-10 clicks (bad memory again and I've packed up the maps
Carl sent me) and to the north (mostly) of the road and going west until you
hit the higher foothills is the Pineapple.

I couldn't see it on the 1:50,000 maps and I knew where it was. I'd give my
left nut, since it isn't doing much anymore, to have my old 1:25,000 maps.

And if Carl Hatchell doesn't check in pretty soon I might have to jack him up a
bit.

Bill Clarke