The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


Most viewed - John "Moon" Mullins
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JM-26.JPGPost War Duty reunion151 viewsLocation: Bianco's Italian Restaurant downtown. It was torn down November 2012 to make way for new development of 2d Street. John and Rose Bianco opened it in 1955. It was the favorite "Watering Hole" for GI's for many years. Col Guy Rogers is shown with the Ladies. Great Arty Officer. Was Divarty XO 1968-69 He passed away in 2005. Capt Dick Younger and wife attending a "home from the war" 2/9th reunion held at Ft Sill (1969).
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JM-22.JPGThe new TOC150 viewsUnder construction is the new TOC going up at LZ Oasis.
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JM-11.JPGBorschuk141 viewsRichard Borschuk of Omaha, NE
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JM-19.JPGYou Rang?141 viewsCapt David A. Horswell, Battery Commander of "B" Battery, steps outside the hooch.
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JM-6.JPGLabreck133 viewsJeff Labreck, Olympia, WA. Everyone stops by to see his photo collection.
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JM-4.JPGSkidmore133 viewsCharles P. Skidmore, Jr....from Burburnette, TX
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Maybruck.jpgAlan Maybruck130 viewsThat's me! Alan I Maybruck, Supply Clerk, May 68-69, Saratoga CA.

This was pretty much my daily routine except when there were monsoons. Instead of going to the mess hall for lunch, I'd hit the pool and listen to Simon and Garfunkel playing on someone's reel to reel tape recorder. I remember falling-in, in front of the NCO's billet, and someone sniff, sniff, sniffing then calling out, "What the hell, I smell Coppertone! " It was one of the highlights of my tour.

Our First Sergeant was guy named Webb. Few people liked him. Someone had written some graffiti on the wall of the latrine, "Don't get caught in the webb." It doesn't sound as clever now as it did when I was 23, but it's something I clearly remember as amusing.
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JM-13.JPGBde Liaison129 viewsRonnie Kackley, serving as Brigade Liaison.

Update! John "Moon" Mullins located Ron in February, 2015. See "Visitor's Comments" link on Homepage.
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JM-15.JPGSgt Butler129 viewsSgt Butler, Brigade Liaison, Austin, TX. Sgt Butler was good at charming those dames right out of their clothes!
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JM-7.JPGCastelletti127 viewsJim Castelletti, formerly of Springfield; now Chatham, IL.
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JM-9.JPGSteve has the answer127 viewsSteve Skyora, PA. Now...what was the question?

Heh...it was, "what F-stop am I using with this camera"? (Minolta SR-T 101)
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JM-10.JPGWho, me?127 viewsRussell Holland of Michigan, Jeff Labreck. Looks like Russell just found out he is on KP duty!
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