The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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Valley_Fire4.JPGJanuary, 1969: Firing across the valleySame scenarioMar 13, 2013
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Valley_Fire2.JPGJanuary, 1969: Firing across the valley155mm howitzers firing in support of units across the valley.Mar 13, 2013
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Valley_Fire3.JPGJanuary, 1969: Firing across the valleyAnother view of the action area.Mar 13, 2013
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Typewriter.JPGBattery Clerks of the 2/9th ArtyOne tap or two? The best way to repair a typewriter. This is how Sp5 Robert F. Biza repairs his Hq Service Battery typewriter. Biza's name provided by Sp5 James Keller in November, 2014. So, now we know.Mar 13, 2013
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top_of_50_cal.JPGFebruary, 1969Topside view of the .50 cal machine gun in the Guard Bunker.Mar 13, 2013
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Tents.JPGHome Sweet HomeDecember, 1968. These were the tents we lived in.Mar 13, 2013
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Tea_Plantation.JPGMar 13, 2013
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SW_from_Ben.jpgLooking southwest from Ben Het.Mar 13, 2013
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Steve_in_Mailroom.JPGMail RoomLucky Me! I snagged the Mail Room job from a guy heading out on DEROS. Asked for it and got it.Mar 13, 2013
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taking_break.JPGRoad GogglesAnyone in a Vietnam road convoy knows the value of road goggles.Mar 13, 2013
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south_from_ben.JPGBen HetLooking south from Ben Het.Mar 13, 2013
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SGM.JPGCSM Howard E. HughesThey called him "Pappy"...but I didn't!Mar 13, 2013
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