The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


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GDS-118.JPGLZ 510B78 viewsJust about every firebase had a jeep; it served a lot of purposes.
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GDS-204.JPGHuey77 viewsHuey nearby.
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GDS-110a.JPGBattery position77 viewsNote the use of bamboo poles to support the sandbag roof. You had to use whatever you could find in the jungle.
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GDS-130.JPGLZ 510B76 viewsLt Gary Dean Springer and Capt Higgins "share the table" for a good Thanksgiving day meal.
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GDS-161.JPGQui Nhon76 viewsView from atop a hotel in Qui Nhon.
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GDS-163.JPGQui Nhon76 viewsThe Hotel Manager
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GDS-173.JPGBOQ76 viewsThe BOQ at Dragon Mountain, Pleiku
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GDS-175.JPGBarbershop76 viewsThe barbershop at LZ Montezuma, Duc Pho
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GDS-23.JPGPlei Me75 viewsA panorama view of the defensive perimeter.
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GDS-35.JPGThe Montagnards75 viewsThe local Montagnards gather around the M48 battle tank.
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GDS-116.JPGLZ 510B75 viewsSp4 R. O. Shepherd at LZ 510B. Note the "stateside" fatigues with the color logos and emblems. Another sign that jungle fatigues were not fully available in the 66-67 timeframe.
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GDS-122.JPGPrisoner75 viewsIf you enlarge this photo, the rope is faintly visible; it was the rope that lowered the NVA prisoner to the ground.
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