The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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DY3a.jpgReport to NamNote that the orders state that "travel of dependents to this station not authorized". As if they wanted to go in the first place!Oct 03, 2008
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DY2a.jpgThe "Repo-Depot"Here are the orders to report to the "Repo-Depot" in USARV. Note that you are ordered to report in a khaki uniform with short sleeves.Oct 03, 2008
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DY1a.jpgUncle Sam Wants Me!The "Call To Duty", otherwise known as your "Induction Papters". September, 1965 and my life is about to change.Oct 03, 2008
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DFort9a.jpgSandbagging BunkersL to R: New FDO, Lt Ness, Geary Burrows, Gary Williams, and Kelly.Sep 11, 2008
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DFort8a.jpgA Chopper awaitsFO Lt Fuller and FDO Lt Carl Stout. There was both a Carl Stout and a Charles Stout serving with the 2/9th Arty.Sep 11, 2008
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DFort6a.jpg3 Buds (Actually, Falstaff)L to R: Jim ___ (from North Carolina), Burrows, and Danny Fort. Note that a "church key" was used to open the beer...long before the days of "pop tops".Sep 11, 2008
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DFort7a.jpgFreddie FADACSp5 Danny Fort pushes the buttons on the Field Artillery Automatic Digital Computer (FADAC). See Danny's War Story entitled "Don't Hurt My Freddy". Somehow, Danny figured out a way to make the thing work and was very protective.Sep 11, 2008
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DFort5a.jpgBagging the CONEXEvery move meant re-bagging the FDC-CONEX.
L to R: Gary Burrows, Gary Williams, Terry Stuber and Kelly.
Sep 11, 2008
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DFort4a.jpgLZ HardcoreTaken during the 1968 Tet Offensive.Sep 11, 2008
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DFort1a.jpgBeen fun, goodbye!Sp5 Danny Fort all dressed up in khakis at Cam Ranh Bay...heading home to the land of the Big PX.Sep 11, 2008
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DFort2a.jpgAnd I do this because?Oh, yeah...because it is the best protection there is! Sp5 Danny Fort fills yet another sandbag.Sep 11, 2008
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DFort4.jpgHistory-making 105mm WP roundThere she goes! A 105mm White Phosphorus round marking the 500,000th round fired.Sep 04, 2008
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