The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


Most viewed - J Fred Oliver
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JFO-2.JPGI'm here, Mom!138 viewsIt's me, Fred! FO J. Fred Oliver (assigned to 1/14th) stands in front of an 8" howitzer. This gun helped save A/1/14 from some significant losses when they got out of range of both 105's and 155's. I walked in one round at a time. The rounds had to pass diagonally over our heads to hit target. I can still hear the waffling racket the rounds made a second before they slammed into the hill above us. I went back to personally thank the 8" crew for their accuracy.
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JFO-18.JPGChecking the newspaper138 viewsJust like home...eat a meal, read the paper.
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JFO-24.JPGDaily Scene137 viewsA helo flies over a firebase somewhere in Nam.
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JFO-38.JPGHail, California137 viewsA state flag flies from a searchlight jeep.
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JFO-49.JPGWish I owned one of these137 viewsIt would have been nice to chase the NVA in a rolling tin can instead of on foot.
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JFO-61.JPGVery scenic war zone135 viewsFirebase set across from the hills with valley in between.
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JFO-63.JPGAnother RSOP132 viewsLooks like this battery is strapping up for a move to another location.
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JFO-67.JPGSpider hole132 viewsA couple of 1/14th grunts spot a spider hole, a deadly ambush position used effectively by the enemy.
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JFO-5.JPGFred & Friend131 viewsYeah, I'm the guy on the left with all the aiming points on my uniform for a sniper. My buddy is totally anonymous.
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JFO-7.JPGFire!130 viewsA military cot blocks the view of whatever is being fired, but this photo proves conclusively...without any doubt...that our combat brothers DID NOT use ear plugs? Eh? What's that? I'm entitled to VA hearing disability? Ya think?
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JFO-47.JPGSupplies have arrived129 viewsSitting among a ton of supplies, even including a bulldozer in the background.
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JFO-25.JPGKABLOOEY!!!128 viewsWell, whatever was there, ain't there no more! A fighter jet (circled in red) unloads on a target.
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