The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


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Turner_39.jpgConvoy103 viewsRoadside sights include an abandoned bicycle.
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Turner_62.jpgLittle Shopper103 viewsYoung girl in Pleiku.
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Turner_107.jpgMeeting?103 viewsThey're probably wondering who called this meeting.
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Turner_5.jpgVillage View102 viewsIt was typical to pass schools, orphanages, and temples during a highway convoy.
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Turner_30.jpgMean Machine102 viewsThe CH-47 gunship, probably displayed at LZ Uplift.
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Turner_69.jpgLZ OD --- The Beginning102 viewsSpring, 1967. "A" Battery occupies LZ OD along with the HQ, 1/35th Bn. The battery took the end nearest the lagoon which supplied water to the rice paddies controlled by a floodgate.
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Turner_1.jpgShake, Rattle & Roll101 viewsAir Force cargo planes were a treat; reminded you of the roller coasters back home.
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Turner_67.jpgLZ Montezuma101 viewsThe 3rd Brigade Special Task Force Headquarters airstrip. The South China Sea lies just behind the hill in the background. Reports are that the US Marines occupied this area first and left a hellacious number of mines on the hill.
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Turner_108.jpgConvoy sights101 viewsNow the question is: Was is a toll booth or a lemonade stand?
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Turner_73.jpgTaxi?100 viewsThis place looks better than some stateside posts!
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