The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


Most viewed - J Fred Oliver
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JFO-27.JPGObvious117 viewsThis well-worn path has no cover or concealment.
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JFO-56.JPGGrunts in full gear116 views
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JFO-28.JPGLife in the field115 viewsSettling in for the evening.
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JFO-41.JPGChow Time115 viewsMermite cans and coffee/tea pot delivered to the field. Sure couldn't hump with it.
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JFO-54.JPGCapt Carter115 viewsThe guy holding the Chi-com machine gun is Capt Carter, who was the Company Commander of A/1/14. He was wounded a few days after this photo, and I think sent back to the States.
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JFO-70.JPGDamaged photo115 viewsThis photo may not be especially clear, but it clearly depicts life in the boonies with the ground grunts.
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JFO-21.JPGWay up there114 viewsI forgot what I climbed up here for! But I've got the high ground occupied.
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JFO-51.JPGHungry grunt114 viewsHe opened his can of hash upside down.
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JFO-71.JPGInflating the air mattress114 viewsThey went everywhere we went. Indispensable to a good night's rest.
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JFO-23.JPGSpeed Trap?113 viewsYes...speeding tickets were issued in Vietnam.
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JFO-32.JPGCombat Camping 101113 viewsNow this is the roper way to fix camp bedding. A couple layers of sandbags over some cut poles topped with an air mattress. You hope you get a least a week in place to enjoy it.
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JFO-57.JPGEvery day war113 viewsOne of the strangest things in Nam was that the "locals" went about their business every day. It was like war was a common thing in their country.
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