The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


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RW-46.JPGDestroying the caves81 viewsPhoto from atop one the hills where we started our survey using the coordinates of the peak.
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Plieku_Catholic_Shrine_2.JPGPleiku series81 viewsPleiku Catholic Shrine: A panoramic view of the shrine and church yard.
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RW-20.JPGModest quarters80 viewsMy home at the Tea Plantation (Catecka). This area was south of Pleiku and south of Dragon.
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RW-33.JPGLZ Uplift80 viewsSetting up camp at LZ Uplift.
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RW-22a.JPGMess Hall 80 viewsNew Mess Hall under construction. Dragon Mountain in the background.
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RW-37.JPGChecking out the caves80 viewsSurveyor Chuck Peart (foreground) hanging out with some of the soldiers of the 1/14th Inf Regiment. We were called in after they found the caves.
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French_Ambush.JPGSite of the historic ambush80 viewsHistory tells us that this is where the French forces were ambushed at the Mang Yang Pass on Hwy 19.
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Plieku_Theater_Goers.JPGPleiku series80 viewsPleiku Theater Goers: People lining up for tickets and some waiting for the show to start.
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RW-35.JPGHeading for Hon Noc Mountain79 viewsCatching a ride and headed to the caves.
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Pleiku_Child.JPGPleiku series79 viewsSmall boy playing in the barbed wire.
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Pleiku_Catholic__Shrine.jpgPleiku series79 viewsAnother view of the rocky Catholic shrine
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RW-11.JPGHide and Seek78 viewsFellow redlegs Barrington and Pfc Gordon G. Roufs. Roufs came over from Hawaii with Operation Blue Light.
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