The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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StG-9.JPGMemories of LZ St GeorgeCaptured enemy weapons. When I was out with the grunts, this is what we got ambushed with. I will never forget the BAR (Browning Automatic Rifle). Sounds just like it does in the movies. It has it's own tune and is very nasty and deadly.Dec 27, 2014
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StG-10.JPGMemories of LZ St GeorgeA slick unloads personnel. An "everyday" sight in Vietnam.Dec 27, 2014
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StG-1.JPGMemories of LZ St GeorgeThe following photos were taken in and outside the gate at LZ St George. They include the infamous 106mm recoilless rifle along with different choppers that landed just outside the perimeter and captured NVA weapons.Dec 27, 2014
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StG-2.JPGMemories of LZ St GeorgeThat bad boy...the 106mm recoilless rifle.Dec 27, 2014
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StG-3.JPGMemories of LZ St GeorgeIncoming Chinook.Dec 27, 2014
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StG-4.JPGMemories of LZ St GeorgeCobra attack helo.Dec 27, 2014
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StG-5.JPGMemories of LZ St GeorgeChinook lifting off with its load and the "volunteer" hooker located underneath.Dec 27, 2014
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Tex_Chris.jpgMe & Chris NoelBoth me and Mike Medley got to pose with singer/actress Chris Noel. Now I have her all to myself. Ms Noel was contacted in December, 2014 and confirmed her presence in Vietnam visiting the troops.Dec 24, 2014
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Joe_Cook.JPGHere's where it all began(2nd from right 1st row) While attending the NCO Academy at Ft Sill, I remember taking my turn to march the class. I marched them into the flower bed of the Officer's Training Barracks. I commanded 'Platoon,halt' and then 'about, face' and 'forward, march'. As I looked back I saw about 40 spots of (turning marks) marks in the flower bed gravel. So I then commanded 'double time,march'. A day or two later I was sent to California and then to Hawaii (on a PAN AM flight) and hooked up with the 2/9th.Dec 19, 2014
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Chris_Noel.jpgMs Chris Noel - Visiting CelebrityWell! Here she is today...meet Ms Chris Noel!

Courtesy of that ubiquitous social media known as "Face book". Fast Forward to 2014: model turned actress in the early 1960s, Chris Noel was a young blonde bombshell with a number of movies and TV guest appearances under her belt when she first started entertaining the troops in Vietnam. She received the Distinguished Vietnam Veteran award in 1984 from the Veterans Network for her work during the war. In an interview, Noel recalls her life-altering experiences and her ongoing efforts in support of Vietnam veterans.
Dec 16, 2014
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DY_Mem-1a.JPGAlso "worn"Backside of the Code of Conduct.Dec 10, 2014
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DY_Mem-2.JPGAlso "worn"Front side: handling of prisoners.Dec 10, 2014
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