The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


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File_3-1.JPGBreak time145 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_7-4.JPGHumping the bush145 viewsSingle file patrol with the 1/14th. {UNKs}
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File_9-4.JPGFirepower143 viewsThis is your M-60. Don't leave home without it.
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Rick_E_3-2.JPG143 viewsRedlegs on their perch...sandbags, of course!
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File_2-6.JPG"Humanitarian Truck" gets shot up142 viewsThis 3/4 ton truck was used for humanitarian purposes to bring medical help and supplies to a local village near one of the firebases. One day, the guys went in and Charlie was waiting for them and bushwhacked them. One of the guys was wounded but made it back on foot. We immediately got the order to go in and kick ass. We were trucked in and by the time we got there, all that was left was the truck. If you enlarge the photo, you can see bullet holes in the side frame, the hood, and the windshield. We cleared the area and got choppered out to another.
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File_2-3.JPGCamouflage142 viewsLook hard...he's there. Wonderful memories...humping in a monsoon.
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File_6-5.JPGLanding on a clearing142 viewsMuch better than most LZs.
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File_8-6.JPGTouching Down142 views
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File_4-3.JPGYou Lead, We Follow141 viewsMe on patrol. This sh** was thick and heavy; slow going.
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File_5-2.JPGSupplies arriving141 viewsClose up shot of the Huey "slick". You can't survive in the jungle without resupply.
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File_8-2.JPGThe children of war139 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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File_8-4.JPGAir Taxi137 views{UNKs in chopper} We moved around a lot.
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