The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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2-9_company_clerks.JPGBattery Clerks of the 2/9th2989 views(L to R) Richard G. Castaneda, "C" Battery clerk; Sp5 Robert F. Biza, "B" Battery clerk; Sp5 Ronald N. Tune, "A" Battery clerk; Sp5 James L. Keller, Hq Svc Battery clerk.

A sure sign that the Headquarters were "getting civilized" with all these stateside amenities.
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MACV.jpgStreets of Saigon867 viewsMACV Headquarters, complete with general officer flag and black sedan.
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JS-5.JPG855 viewsBest guess is FSB 34....an unusual FBase...Arty on one end and Infantry at the other. The black-and-white shot makes it look like WWII.
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Helgoland.JPGStreets of Saigon769 viewsThe German hospital ship, "The Helgoland", is docked at the port of Saigon. It's mission was humanitarian.
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Rick_E_6-4.JPG742 views
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Majestic.jpgStreets of Saigon702 viewsThe Majestic Hotel, downtown Saigon
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Kids-Candy.jpgStreets of Saigon654 viewsKids selling American candy bars in the door of a Vietnamese laundry...just one of the many strange sights in a strange land.
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Downtown2.jpgStreets of Saigon599 viewsBusy boulevard on the main drag in Saigon. Many different and exotic types of convenyances here...both public and private. Of course, the "Detroit" model is sidelined.
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SC-1.JPGEngineer Hill - perimeter. 1968587 views
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USO.jpgStreets of Saigon584 viewsThe USO building, downtown Saigon
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DennisFO.JPGModern-Day Dennis583 viewsDennis Dauphin attending the 2007 Philly reunion of the 35th Infantry Regiment meeting up with his "grunt" buddies of
A-2-35. At recent reunions, it has been a great pleasure to meet up with the Company Commander, Charlie Murray, Platoon Leaders David Dunn, Pete Dykstra, and Steve Patterson and Platoon Sergeants Hal Bowling and Art Johnson.
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Re08-30.JPGModern-day581 viewsCapt Charlie Murray and his FO, Dennis Dauphin, attend the 2008 Reunion of the 35th Inf Regt Assn in St Louis. Charlie was a West Pointer who commanded A/2/35 from late 1966 to January, 1967.
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