The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


Most viewed - Don M Keith
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LtWise.JPGLt Joe Wise130 viewsChecking on my Lt.
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Keith-Shaffer.jpg129 viewsLt Don Keith and Lt Randy Shaffer. Lt Shaffer was KIA.

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DK-W9.jpg128 views"Gee, it musta rained last night."
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UnknownSoldier.jpgMen of B-1-35128 views
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Firefight2.jpg128 viewsFirefight in progress. The use of smoke grenades was critical in Vietnam. It marked your position as well as marking where you wanted air support. The 105mm artillery used smoke rounds to mark where the HE was going to fall after adjusting.
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Lt_Wise.JPG127 viewsLt Joe Wise, B-1-35 and Lt Cal Grafe, 4.2mm Mortar Platoon Leader. Be sure and read "Run, But Don't Jump!" one of the funniest War Stories in our collection submitted by Cal!
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DK-Pers37.jpg126 viewsGroup on patrol needed an FO...so Lt Keith joined up.
He spent an unbelievable 11 months in the field as an FO and returned for a 2nd Tour.
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