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Vietnam basic training Ft. Ord
Writer Gilbert Moore and photographer Jim Vestal visited Fort Ord in Monterey as training for the Vietnam War was ramping up. Both had been through basic training there in the early 1960’s but in the...
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The Calm Before
Saturday January 18, 1969 The Telegram-Tribune was full of news that in the full view of history turned out to be either wildly off target or watermarks of the era. Stories were being floated that...
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Greyhound Bus Station
January 7, 1969 His camouflage jacket reads: I made love in Viet-Nam not war South China Sea Surfing Association Viet-Nam chapter Pleiku Vietnam 67-68 I found myself in a metaphysical conversation the...
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Vietnam War Protest
ARRESTED– San Luis Obispo police officer Preston Simmons takes Richard Birchler to patrol car after he was arrested for obstructing traffic at Higuera and Garden May 6, 1971 Today’s young generation...
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Remembering Major David Kingsbury
July 13, 1967 Telegram-Tribune (This was intended to post Memorial Day but two unexpectedly busy days put me behind on posting to Photos from the vault. ) Cal Poly has had a connection with the...
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1968 Cal Poly napalm protest
Senior mathematics student David Brown speaks to a crowd protesting napalm in front of the Cal Poly administration building. UPDATE: Since the original post of this article April 17, 2008 I have read...
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Ft. Ord becomes CSU Monterey Bay
The sign lists it as "Central Campus Meeting House" but it looks like the chapels from military bases. CSU Montery Bay was built on the site of Fort Ord. © 2010 David Middlecamp CSU Montery Bay...
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Remembering those who served
Ronald Reagan visits Cal Poly San Luis Obispo March 26, 1969. Cal Poly corrected an oversight this week by remembering two alumni who died while serving the country. Their names were added this week to...
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‘Full Metal Jacket’ author Gustav Hasford and his book collection
Author Gustav Hasford proudly shows off his book collection. When he toted up overdue fines of $3,000 he was reported to police by local librarians. ©David Middlecamp/The TribuneIf you love old...
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Where have all the flowers gone?
The World War I field artillery piece in front of San Luis Obispo’s Veterans Memorial Building on Grand Avenue had an unusually pacific look today—garlands of posies, including one hibiscus bloom right...
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