The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


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Feb_69_scout_dog.JPGWaiting for a lift125 viewsFebruary, 1969. Scout Dog and two handlers awaiting airlift.
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SC17-_69Armor.JPGTire blowout?125 viewsJanuary, 1969. This tank rolled over a mine; blew a wheel and the track.
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Enroute2.JPGJanuary, 1969124 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__Lt_Bird.JPG"Bye-Bye"124 viewsLt Bird, 1/69th Armor, stands on the berm, waving good bye to the visiting VIPs.
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Jeep_view.JPGConvoy to LZ Oasis124 viewsJanuary, 1969. We took a right and are heading to Oasis.
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SC11-_69Armor.JPGThe working end124 viewsJanuary, 1969. A tank of the 1/69th Armored.
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SC10-_69Armor.JPGPlaying with the help124 viewsDecember, 1968. The two GIs work inside the 1/69th TOC shop. The two young girls are "hooch maids".
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Battery_Clerk2.JPGBattery Clerks of the 2/9th Arty123 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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Feb_69_CofC.JPGFebruary, 1969: Change of Command Ceremony123 viewsThe Change of Command ceremony taking place at the 1/69th Armor.
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Mar_69_rockets.JPGAttack on Ben Het123 viewsMarch, 1969. Rockets hit Ben Het.
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mines.JPGStudying the mines123 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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June_69_Mail_Room_bunk.JPGJune, 1969123 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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