The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


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Enroute.jpgJanuary, 1969: the road below142 viewsJanuary, 1969: I was enroute to a firebase.
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mar_69_guns.JPGAttack on Ben Het142 viewsMarch, 1969. Ben Het aftermath.
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69_Armor_at_Oasis.JPGFebruary, 1969: LZ Oasis - the 1/69th Armored Regiment area141 viewsFebruary, 1969. A shot of the Oasis, area of the 1/69th Armored.
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April_69_Guard_post.JPGApril, 1969: 4th Inf Div HQ Guard Post141 viewsApril, 1969. Heavily sandbagged guard post.
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Battery_Clerk.JPGBattery Clerks of the 2/9th Arty141 viewsAlmost looks like he's working stateside. He's James L. Keller, 2/9th Hq, Svc Battery. Photo dated 1969.

{Webmaster Note: It's interesting to compare the photos from 1966 to the ones in '69 and later. It looks like we were eventually fighting a stateside war overseas. I refer to it as a "summer camp live fire exercise"}
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commo_hut.JPGJune, 1969: My Commo Assignment141 viewsJune, 1969. At the Commo Hut, 2/9th Arty, Camp Enari
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convoy_to_oasis-a.JPGApril, 1969: Convoy to Oasis141 viewsHigh ground provides a clear view of the road to LZ Oasis.
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Valley_Fire2.JPGJanuary, 1969: Firing across the valley141 views155mm howitzers firing in support of units across the valley.
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Valley_Fire6.JPGJanuary, 1969141 viewsCIDG's with us at the firebase.
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Commo_Sgt.JPGMy Commo Assignment - Boss Man140 viewsThe Sgt in charge of the Commo Section, June, 1969. 2/9th Arty at Enari.
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convoy_to_oasis.JPGApril, 1969: Convoy to Oasis140 viewsApril, 1969. Waiting in a convoy line to Oasis.
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Enari_night.JPGRainbow at Enari140 viewsPastel blue sky, complete w/ rainbow.
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