Photographs

Family photographs from Springdale, boot camp, Vietnam, and the years after. Select a photograph to see it in full. Browse with the arrows, use your keyboard, or start a slideshow.

Springdale

Before he left — courtship, marriage, and the day he shipped out.

Derl & MarilynSpringdale
Wedding daySpringdale
MarilynSpringdale
MarilynSpringdale
Derl with his parentsSpringdale
Before deployment1966
A hometown send-off1966

Boot Camp

MCRD San Diego and Camp Pendleton, before Vietnam.

Platoon 258, San Diego1966
Derl, dress uniform1966
Two young Marines1966
Two Marines1966
Derl, dress uniform1966
Derl & Marilyn1966
Derl and a friend, on liberty1966
Gear layout, barracks1966

Vietnam

Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines. 1967.

Lcpl. D. Horn, Vietnam1967
Camp Carroll1967
Derl, in camp1967
In a foxhole1967
Writing home1967
At a mortar position1967
Mortar pit1967
At a mortar position1967
Cleaning weapons1967
Three Marines1967
Downtime in camp1967
Con Thien1967
Bravo Company, gearing up1967
Bravo Company1967

Family & homecoming

After Vietnam — family, and the years since.

Derl, Marilyn & the twinsFamily
The twinsFamily
The twinsFamily
Derl & MarilynFamily
Derl, with his medalFamily
Family gatheringFamily
The Horn familyFamily
Derl, with his medalsFamily
At the Memorial WallFamily