The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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2008Reunion-09.jpgLet's Party"Hey, these cats will rave on all night if you let them!" FO Lt Gary Dean Springer and Mary Schrey let all the banter slide.Aug 01, 2008
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TS-12.jpgThe Fickle Finger of FateRick Algren has a unique backscratcher. Or, perhaps he was in charge of assigning details. Actually, it's his "Short Timer's" stick. Photo taken on a convoy to the Chu Pa mountains, Spring, 1969.
Rick was an RTO before coming into the TOC.
Jul 09, 2008
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SC-2.jpgEngineer Hill - 1968Jul 07, 2008
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SC-1.JPGEngineer Hill - perimeter. 1968Jul 07, 2008
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DF-1.JPG"Short Round""Short Round" was the mascot for Bravo Battery, 2/9th Arty. Short Round was wounded and Danny was the one who stitched him up and took him to the Doc. Short Round stayed in Danny's bunk. I I took him to be sewed up when he was hit. He was written up in The Stars & Stripes newspaper a couple different times. Our hero!Jul 01, 2008
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GDS-242x.JPGSniper HillAn artillery prep and some A1E Skyraiders strike on a hill assigned to B/1/14 to climb and do a S&D mission for VC or NVA. Hill got its name from the continued sniper fire anytime we got close to it.Jun 29, 2008
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GDS-181.JPGDuc Pho villageTypical village hut in Duc Pho. Note the thatched roof.Jun 29, 2008
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GDS-103a.JPGEngineer's bridgeOn time and under budget.Jun 29, 2008
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GDS-110d.JPGPrisonerNVA prisoner held at LZ 510B.Jun 29, 2008
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GDS-110c.JPGPrisonerNVA prisoner held at LZ 510B.Jun 29, 2008
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GDS-110b.JPGPrisonerNVA prisoner held at LZ 510B.Jun 29, 2008
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GDS-110a.JPGBattery positionNote the use of bamboo poles to support the sandbag roof. You had to use whatever you could find in the jungle.Jun 29, 2008
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