The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


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GDS-31.JPGConvoy Duty75 viewsMontagnard kids along Hwy 14.
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GDS-30.JPGConvoy Duty75 viewsTwo Montagnard boys along the convoy route waving to us.
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GDS-36.JPGThe Montagnards75 viewsMontagnard village...elevated longhouses.
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GDS-52.JPGRSOP-ing75 viewsOn the ground at LZ 10B
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GDS-56.JPGField Dining75 viewsThe first thing you have to do in the field is to learn the primary sitting position. Virtually every Vietnamese you met relied on the "squat" position. Comes in handy for field dining, too.
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GDS-229.JPGCombat Assault75 viewsGoing on a combat assault as the FO for "Bravo" Company, 1/14th Inf Regt.
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GDS-62.JPGEmpties74 viewsLots of expended canisters from the 105mm rounds.
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GDS-73.JPGRunway74 viewsWasn't much of a runway, but it worked.
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GDS-78b.JPGGun position74 viewsCannoneers preparing howitzer position in order to have 6400 mil (360-degree) firing capability.
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GDS-86.JPGChinook enroute74 viewsGet ready...it's incoming.
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GDS-94.JPGEnroute to LZ 510B74 viewsA look down the side of the Chinook on the way to LZ 510B.
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GDS-103.JPGLZ 510B74 viewsBuilding a footbridge. Looks like they are missing a few parts.
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