The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


Most viewed - 35th Reunion - 2012
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Banquet-21.JPGQuiet Moment102 viewsErnie Kingcade with wife LaWanna at the banquet table.
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Banquet-8.JPGSaturday Night Banquet101 viewsLovely ladies of the 2/9th attending the concluding Banquet.
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DFort-Denver7.JPGCowboy Danny Fort's Photos101 viewsThe RedShirt Brigade:
Jerry Orr, Junior Ward, Danny Fort, Bill Kull (hadn't gotten his shirt yet), Terry Stuber and Jim Connolly.
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DFort-Denver10.JPGCowboy Danny Fort's Photos101 views
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Banquet-1.JPGSeating Chart100 viewsStanding in front of the Banquet seating chart: Jerry Orr, John Mullins, Mike Kurtgis, Steve Sykora and Dennis Dauphin. As usual, the seating was organized chaos.
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Banquet-7.JPGAdjoining tables100 viewsRedlegs and ladies of the 2/9th at adjoining tables at the Saturday night banquet.
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Banquet-9.JPGCan't get a word in edgewise100 viewsLt Bert Landau's guest, Ms Ell, a college professor at the University of Arkansas, is captured by his running monologues.
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Banquet-2.JPGOld News99 viewsJerry Orr, John Mullins, and Steve Sykora look at a publication from the days in Nam.
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Banquet-10.JPGAnother "First Timer"98 viewsLt Frank Herbick, who arrived in Nam in Nov 66 and served with the 1/14th initially and then got multiple FO assigments with different units before finally winding up as the 2/9th Bn S-1. From firing off bullets to firing off messages, Frank has seen it all.
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Banquet-20.JPGThe Winner98 viewsActive Duty SGM Bly chats with Platoon Ldr TJ Blue after he won $980 in the 50/50 ticket drawing at the Banquet.
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Denver-9.JPGParty Time98 viewsGreg Malnar, seated in background, Lyle Shargent's son standing, Ed Thomas, "Moon" Mullins, and Jerry Orr in the foreground.
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Banquet-6.JPGSomber moment97 viewsThe deeply touching part of the Cacti reunion is the slide show of our fallen heroes, KIAs of the 35th and the 2/9th who made the supreme sacrifice. We shall never forget.
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