The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


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Sunrise-Sunsets.JPG206 views
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1stCav.jpg1st Cav was here206 viewsAt the right end of the red line is the famous 1st Cav Insignia. The 1st Cav held this Mang Yang Pass area for a long time prior to moving. The road leads to the mountain peak and stops.
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TamKyClouds3.jpgThe Final Days205 viewsMy last RSOP...way up in the clouds.
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Slide41.jpgWatching the arc204 viewsA smoke round is fired close enough to see the smoke cannisters released and follow to the ground at LZ OD. (Look at center-right). Our cannoneers never got much chance to actually "see" where an artillery round landed, but LZ OD was an ideal location to show a complete path from firing the round until it completed its arc.
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Sunrise3.JPGBeautiful morning sky204 viewsHard to recognize nature's beauty in a war-torn land.
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Hwy_19.JPG204 viewsThis is just a part of Hwy 19. It was the site of many "L"-shaped ambushes when our convoys came down the road.
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Chinook_Refuel.jpgChinook203 viewsA CH-47 Chinook refuels from a fuel bladder away from the center of activity at LZ Montezuma/FSB Bronco.
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Field_Targets.jpgTarget Zone203 viewsSigns of a lot of ordnance being used in the Central Highlands
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Slide56.jpgCam Rahn Bay203 viewsQuonset huts served the purpose for quick installation setup. Taken before departure for home.
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A-2-9_Guidon.jpgEsprit de Corps203 viewsTime out for a little esprit de corps....taking your picture with the battery guidon.
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Landing.JPGScenic view201 viewsOn location at LZ OD.
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CH-47_Water.jpgLZ OD200 viewsThe Chinook pilots did a magnificent job in setting down supplies. The tough part was "unhooking the doughnut".
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