The Mighty Ninth

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Most viewed - 2-9th Reunion
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DF-9.JPGReunion Photos - Danny "Cowboy" Fort134 viewsVeteran Joe Cook tells how...on this very spot over 40 years ago...his Drill Sergeant made him do 100 pushups while he was standing on his back!
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JO-6.JPGReunion Photos - Jerry Orr134 viewsJohn Waldman leans on a locker while we get the scoop on basic training.
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DF-8.JPGReunion Photos - Danny "Cowboy" Fort133 viewsVeteran Dennis Munden in front, Ms Janice Royle to the left.
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DF-12.JPGReunion Photos - Danny "Cowboy" Fort133 viewsVeteran Mike Kurtgis takes a photo in the training building area.
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WTC-3.JPGReunion Photos - Wayne Crochet133 viewsBuddies from "C" Battery: Sam Nieto...who came in just in time for the Friday night banquet, along with Wayne Crochet and John Severn. Ms Leslie Barber is at far left.
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WTC-7.JPGReunion Photos - Wayne Crochet133 viewsDo you see another "odd man out"? Well, his red shirt kinda stands out a bit. Wayne mingles with the gun crew at the field firing demo. Wayne refers to this shot as "An Old XO with a new M777 gun".
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DF-11.JPGReunion Photos - Danny "Cowboy" Fort132 viewsDrill Sergeant - the male version - in their fatigue uniforms.
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Indian_Cemeteries.jpgIndian Cemetery132 viewsNo trip down memory lane at Ft Sill is complete without a visit to the Indian Cemeteries. If you recall, you take Quinnette Road past the Officers Club (now the Patriot Club) and go until you are enroute to the field training areas.
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WTC-4.JPGReunion Photos - Wayne Crochet132 viewsTEN-SHUN!! What is it with you guys? You're retired, remember?

Ernie Kingcade, Les Cotten, Wayne Crochet and Ed Mahoney standing at perfect attention.
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DF-10.JPGReunion Photos - Danny "Cowboy" Fort131 viewsOur Host and guide during the Basic Training visit was LTC Marcus Jones. Reunion Organizer Maj Jerry Orr is to the right.
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JO-4.JPGReunion Photos - Jerry Orr130 viewsMike Kurtgis objects! "But wait a minute, Drill Sergeant! What if I don't want to get up at 0500?"
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THANKS_JERRY.jpgThe Waldman Collection - We Arrive130 viewsCowboy Danny Fort presents a plaque to Host Jerry Orr at the Lawton Country Club as thanks for all the hours, effort and coordination it took working with the Ft Sill staff to allow us on post for a historic reunion some 40-odd years after we served in Vietnam.
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