The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


Most viewed - Michael P. Kurtgis
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MK150.jpgLiving Quarters at Pleiku AFB162 viewsThe "Cider FACs" house with the Officers Club up the hill. Great steaks with "hot & cold running" in the hooches and clean sheets on the beds.
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MK176.jpgFirst Shirt162 viewsHeadquarters Battery First Sergeant Ray Forester.
Firebase Oasis, 1969.
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MK-280.jpgAttack on The Oasis162 viewsThe day you always know may be coming...and here it is....
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MK53.jpgTypical Village162 viewsVillage with water buffalo, VC, and snipers.
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MK269.jpgRecovery mission162 viewsThe object of our mission to seek and destroy one Conex container dropped from a helicopter…we be “dinka dow”…
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MK-46.jpgRare Defensive Position160 viewsIt was rare to find yourself in a prepared defensive position in the boonies.
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MK158.jpgCessna 337 Skymaster160 viewsAnother view. Note payload under wings.
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MK167.jpgArc Light160 viewsArc Light B-52 strike as viewed from above.
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MK244.jpgPleiku160 viewsGoing through Pleiku.
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MK287.jpgPassing through160 viewsA B-40 rocket punctures a hole in the EM tent.
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MK207.jpgCobra160 viewsThe Cobra Gunship...a real bad boy.
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MK-80.jpgDuc Lap159 viewsDuc Lap Hill 691 - Classic assault up the hill results in 3 KIA, 23 WIA in "B" Company, 2/35th.
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