The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


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KontumHills.JPGScenic View205 viewsThis road may be part of the Highway 19 that ran from An Khe to Qui Nhon.
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Field_Targets.jpgTarget Zone204 viewsSigns of a lot of ordnance being used in the Central Highlands
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Slide56.jpgCam Rahn Bay204 viewsQuonset huts served the purpose for quick installation setup. Taken before departure for home.
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Sunrise.JPGSunrise, Sunset203 viewsMorning and evening skies were a palette of a million colors.
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AerialViewPaddies.jpgRice Paddies - Aerial View202 viewsA helicopter view of the irrigation system for rice paddies near Duc Pho.
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SouthChinaSea.jpgDivision Dump202 viewsThis was the site of the Division-sized ammo dump that eventually provided us with the fantastic July fireworks display.
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CH-47_Water.jpgLZ OD202 viewsThe Chinook pilots did a magnificent job in setting down supplies. The tough part was "unhooking the doughnut".
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TamKy-Goodbye.jpgThe Final Days202 viewsRushing around to take pictures of "my guys" before catching a chopper and meeting my "Freedom Bird" home. Some of the last photos of cannoneers of A/2/9 taken before going home.
Here I bid farewell to PFC Doug Wigginton, Sp4 Ed Selent, and Sp4 Ron Hammond. Late October, 1967.
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Sunrise2.JPGSunrise, Sunset201 viewsThe sun rises behind the mountain that served as the rear flank for the 3rd Brigade HQ at LZ Montezuma/FSB Bronco.
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Montezuma.jpgLZ Montezuma199 viewsAKA Fire Support Base Bronco, under construction. Spring, 1967, near Duc Pho
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Flooded_Paddies.jpgLZ OD - Flooding the paddies198 viewsAlmost totally unfazed by the surrounding hostilities, the rice farmers flood their fields. A clear view (looking south) from LZ OD to LZ Montezuma / Bronco in the distance. The rice paddies were worked every day. We had no road transportation out of LZ OD. You had to fly or walk.
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GotBeer.jpgWarm Beer198 viewsThe year was 1967 and the beer was available; warm beer, that is. It was 3.2 beer and warm, but...we drank it anyway!
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