The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


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Turner_73.jpgTaxi?128 viewsThis place looks better than some stateside posts!
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Turner_75.jpgReady for Orderly Room Action127 viewsAh...all the trappings of "stateside".
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Turner_95.jpgConvoy127 viewsUNK soldier. Passing the locals in a convoy.
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Turner_32.jpgBelt Ammo126 viewsLong belts of ammo spitting plenty of hot lead to the ground targets.
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Turner_49.jpgAir Force dud hidden in trash sump126 viewsIt was in the Spring-Summer of 1967. "A" Battery was ordered to a "hip-shoot" on LZ Anchor. Problem was that this was a "re-occupation" and Charlie had a surprise waiting. Check out the war story "Adventures At LZ Anchor" for details.
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Turner_56.jpgLZ OD126 viewsLocation looks like LZ OD. Extensive use of sandbags and interlocking, sandbag-covered trenches. Also, the CONEX FDC has a BC scope on top.
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Turner_64.jpgLand and water126 viewsGrunts occupy tents while Vietnamese fisherman occupies a boat near the bank.
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Turner_40.jpgWhere?125 viewsAlmost everyone has photos from the air revealing the crazy-quilt plots of land.
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Turner_59.jpgQui Nhon125 viewsThis photo taken at Qui Nhon.
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Turner_23.jpgSupply drop124 viewsDropping supplies via parachute.
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Turner_46.jpgA Chinook field goal?124 viewsThe workhorse Chinook helo bringing in supplies. Looks like its going to fly through the R292 antennas nearby.
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