SG-22.JPGBig guns on LZ Pony147 viewsOn LZ Pony, we had the pleasurable company of a 175mm gun and an 8" howitzer. Don't know who they belonged to, however. Always a thrill to hear and feel a 175mm gun fire. We were at this LZ for only a few days. I do not recall any fire missions. We convoyed up to Phu Cat AFB, loaded up on C-130s and flew to Kontum.
SG-24.JPGSpare Tube145 viewsHere I am sitting on a spare tube for the 175mm gun. Due to their compression and long-distance firing, the tubes didn't last very long.
SG-25.JPGLZ Meade143 views"A" Battery just arriving by "shithook" (Chinook) on LZ Meade. We had just left the comparable "luxury" (?) of LZ English. LZ Meade was dusty, dirty, and worst of all, rocky. Could not fill a sandbag...too hard to dig. Apparently we were not the first unit to occupy the hill as there was a lot of stuff left from previous tenants. No ID's on the guys in the photo.
SG-5.JPGLoading up142 viewsLoading "A" Btry into C-130s; off to Kontum and a few days later into LZ Incoming.
Battle_Clip_1a.jpgBattle with NVA140 views...continued. Artillery makes the enemy back off once again!
Battle_Clip_1.jpgBattle with NVA140 viewsThe Mighty Ninth supports "B" Company, 1/14th in a major firefight.
Battle_Clip.jpgCacti Green supported by 2/9th140 viewsAnother major battle displaying the combat teamwork of the 1/35th and the 2/9th.
SG-26.JPGLZ Meade139 viewsWhat would we have done without the Chinook? This one found a nice level place to park!
SG-23.JPGAirstrip at LZ Pony134 viewsDid I say that we were adjacent to a landing strip? Any closer and I would have lost my head.
SG-1.JPGLeaving English behind132 viewsAfter we left LZ English (Bong Son), we set up for a few days on the edge of a runway where a Caribou or two would land quite close. This was just prior to "A" Btry flying off to Kontum from AFB Phu Cat.
SG-3.JPGDusters130 viewsThis is a Twin-40 Duster; they sure made a lot of noise at night. It helped keep the "dinks" out of the wire.
SG-2.JPGFDC CONEX120 viewsThis is the FDC CONEX & bunker on LZ English. I had been in-country about 2 weeks at this time.
