The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


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MH-44.JPGSpecial Forces Camp67 viewsWhat's left of a Special Forces Camp. 1966. It was overrun by the NVA.
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MH-47.JPGDigging in67 viewsThis is 1SG Wiley S. Taylor, C-2-9...setting the example by grabbing a shovel and digging in.
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MH-51.JPGSightseeing on Hwy 1967 viewsMore sights along the highway.
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MH-71.JPGLaundromat67 viewsEnvironmentally safe, guaranteed to keep your uniforms very smelly.
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MH5.jpgSF Camp overrun67 viewsThis Special Forces camp was overrun by the NVA near Pleiku in 1966. There were no survivors.
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MH-30a.JPGAlways a sight to see67 viewsEvery artilleryman was amazed to see the Chinook helicopter pick up a 105mm howitzer on a sling.
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MH-77a.JPGMonsoon, 1966 - Tea Plantation67 viewsJust a muddy mess everywhere.
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MH-50.JPGSightseeing on Hwy 1966 viewsSights you see along Hwy 19.
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MH-54.JPGNews clipping - 100,000th Round fired66 viewsBnCO LtCol Bruce Holbrook estimates the cost of firing 100,000 rounds. It was fired by BG Glenn D. Walker
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MH-60.JPGWhat we did66 viewsThis news item covers exactly what we did in the "early days" in 1966. Looking back, we can see how full of naivete we were in thinking this would be effective. Dealing with the locals became as much a part of the war as the war itself.
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MH3.jpgMuckety-muck66 viewsSaddle up and move out. Our 105mm howitzer is knee-deep in mud as we prepare it for extraction.
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MH4.jpgRecon Sergeants66 viewsSgt Walter G. Hyatt (foreground) and Aubrey Dale Ramsey (hiding in smoke cloud) serving as Recon Sgts with an FO team. Photo taken near Pleiku in 1966. Ramsey served with the 35th Inf Regiment. Both Hyatt and Ramsey are deceased.
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