The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


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File_1-3.JPGBoring128 viewsNap time. Taken around Christmas, a gun bunny from the 2/9th (UNK).
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File_3-1.JPGBreak time128 viewsThis photo taken shortly after our rush to the village to find Charlie after the bushwhacking he gave to a humanitarian team.
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File_6-5.JPGLanding on a clearing128 viewsMuch better than most LZs.
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Rick_E_3-2.JPG128 viewsRedlegs on their perch...sandbags, of course!
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File_2-3.JPGCamouflage127 viewsLook hard...he's there. Wonderful memories...humping in a monsoon.
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File_4-3.JPGYou Lead, We Follow127 viewsMe on patrol. This sh** was thick and heavy; slow going.
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File_7-4.JPGHumping the bush126 viewsSingle file patrol with the 1/14th. {UNKs}
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File_8-6.JPGTouching Down126 views
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File_7-5.JPGCalling Home126 viewsWhere are we, anyway? FO Lt Joe Hannigan takes a break with RTO Rick Ericksen on the horn.
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File_5-2.JPGSupplies arriving124 viewsClose up shot of the Huey "slick". You can't survive in the jungle without resupply.
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File_6-2.JPGOutdoor facilities123 viewsWorks for me. Note carefully: I learned to hold the mirror between my knees.
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File_8-2.JPGThe children of war123 viewsLocal villagers mingle with the troops. As we moved round and about, the kids and adults were either looking for "freebies" or were trying to sell you something.
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