The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


Most viewed - Gary Dean Springer
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GDS-Menu1.jpgChristmas, 1966 Menu85 viewsFront Cover - Christmas, 1966 Menu
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GDS-128.JPGTossing away84 viewsEvery LZ had a trash pit. The enemy would occasionally bury unexploded AF ordnance in there. Clever little bastards.
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GDS-164.JPGQui Nhon84 viewsHouseboy sits with Lt Springer atop a hotel in Qui Nhon.
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GDS-166.JPGQui Nhon84 viewsSights in Qui Nhon
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GDS-180.JPGAn Lao84 viewsThe valley and river of An Lao. Beautiful country disguises the bitter warfare.
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GDS-221.JPGSitting in the weeds84 viewsMy tour as the FO for B-1-14.
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GDS-224.JPGIncoming Hueys84 viewsHueys arriving at LZ Waikiki.
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GDS-71.JPGTotal Recoil83 viewsIf you enlarge this photo and look closely, you can see the howitzer tube is in total recoil. The hydraulic system returns it to the firing position afterwards.
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GDS-165.JPGQui Nhon83 viewsHotel Manager
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GDS-22.JPGPlei Me82 viewsDefensive perimeter at the SF camp. Note the bunkers and trenches. Out front is "the wire"...multiple rows of protective wire.
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GDS-27.JPGConvoy Duty82 viewsConvoy into Pleiku from LZ Waikiki
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