The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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DY-9.jpgArtillery SurveyorSp4 Danny Yates operates a Theodolite. His job was to get coordinates for every bunker on the base perimeter.Apr 06, 2008
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DY-16.jpgAt the fenceVietnamese children observe through a concertina wire fence.Apr 06, 2008
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DY-15.jpgA "Duck"Sgt Earl Rule stands next to the wheel of a duck. Size differential is remarkable.Apr 06, 2008
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DY-7.jpgProgressYou can see the progress made in establishing this 2/9th battery position. It was set up close to the ammo dump.Apr 06, 2008
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DY-10.jpgBig BulletsThis 105mm howitzer ammo has been unloaded from its storage tubes, fuzed and connected to the powder cannister.Apr 06, 2008
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DY-8.jpgReady for actionProbably one of the most scenic and nicest places ever to set up a 105mm howitzer battery...right on the beach of the South China Sea.Apr 06, 2008
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DY-14.jpgAmmo Dump on the beachA "duck" unloads ammo to the beach from the South China Sea.Apr 06, 2008
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DY-13.jpgThe Ammo DumpSite of the infamous fire in July, 1967...The Ammo Dump.Apr 06, 2008
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DY-4.jpgCaribou LandingThe very first Caribou lands at the LZ Montezuma airstrip. Later, the LZ was also known as "FSB Bronco". The Caribou aircraft was still part of the Army inventory during Vietnam.Apr 06, 2008
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DY-12.jpg2/9th Communications @ Duc PhoNote all the R-292 antennas surrounding the encampment of the 2/9th Communications Section.Apr 06, 2008
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