The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


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SC11-_69Armor.JPGThe working end114 viewsJanuary, 1969. A tank of the 1/69th Armored.
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SC12-_69Armor.JPGReady for duty114 viewsTank - 1/69th Armored
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June_69_Mail_Room_bunk.JPGJune, 1969114 viewsGot the mailroom job and this is my bunk area, complete with standing GI metal locker, wooden footlocker, and mosquito mesh over bunk. Next photo is Steven Brown, the guy who went home and I got his job.
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Enroute2.JPGJanuary, 1969113 viewsPhoto taken on my way to a firebase in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. They had a reason for calling it "the highlands".
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Feb_69_track_resupply.JPGFebruary, 1969113 viewsIt's time to re-supply the track.
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mines.JPGStudying the mines113 viewsA pair of 4th Inf Div engineer officers, Lt Howze and Lt Friend (sp) study a mine sitting atop the jeep radio.
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SC10-_69Armor.JPGPlaying with the help113 viewsDecember, 1968. The two GIs work inside the 1/69th TOC shop. The two young girls are "hooch maids".
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SC17-_69Armor.JPGTire blowout?113 viewsJanuary, 1969. This tank rolled over a mine; blew a wheel and the track.
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Battery_Clerk2.JPGBattery Clerks of the 2/9th Arty112 viewsA true desk jockey...name unknown...but not any more. Thanks to Sp5 James Keller, we now know that this is Sp5 Robert F. Biza, "B" Battery clerk.
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Cpt_Baird.JPGHQ, Service Battery112 viewsCaptain Baird talking with the men of the Service Battery.
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Feb_69__Lt_Bird.JPG"Bye-Bye"112 viewsLt Bird, 1/69th Armor, stands on the berm, waving good bye to the visiting VIPs.
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Feb_69_CofC.JPGFebruary, 1969: Change of Command Ceremony112 viewsThe Change of Command ceremony taking place at the 1/69th Armor.
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