The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


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JCook46a.JPGMore spoils of war127 viewsNote RPGs...one of the enemy's most effective weapons.
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JCook13a.JPG105mm shrapnel127 viewsNuttin' to mess with; the 105mm can do some bodily harm. Same piece of shrapnel shown on a plate.
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JCook94.JPGAmmo Dump - Tea Plantation127 viewsUnsecured and unprotected ammo supply at the Tea Plantation forward area.
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JCook-129.JPGMucky-Stucky127 viewsThe Huey lost its hydraulics and the skids collapsed.
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JCook54.jpgMore Info126 viewsThat's me loading the breech. Nash is the Gunner and PFC Larry L. Dodd is the Asst Gunner.
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JCook55.JPGSetting Up in a new LZ126 viewsI'm a member of the Advance Party, pulling the firing chart out of its canvas carrying bag as we begin life in yet another LZ.
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JCook60.JPGTea Plantation126 viewsRice paddies and tea fields were everywhere.
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JCook62.JPGStack 'em up126 viewsL to R: PFC Vincent Vigilotti, PFC Douglas C. Johnson stack up the empty tubes from the 105mm ammo as SFC Therman L. Lowery (Chief of Firing Battery) who replaced "First Shirt" 1stSgt Johnnie Winston, does the hard job of supervising.
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JCook59.JPGSpecial Forces - protecting village126 viewsSame photo - more detail upon enlarging.
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JCook85.JPGCSMO126 views"Close Station, March Order" - get the hell out of Dodge. Ammo placed in the A-22 slings. The 3/4 ton is loaded up with the FDC gear.
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JCook-132.JPGNo homeowners insurance126 viewsNote the "hooch" that appears just below the belly of the Chinook. After the Chinook lifts off, there is no more "hooch".
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JCook35.JPGWater Buffalo Herd125 viewsThis photo taken near Route 19 (later known as Hwy 19) reveals a herd of water buffalo in the distance.
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