The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


Most viewed - J Fred Oliver
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JFO-76.JPGCan land anywhere105 viewsThis pilot proves he can land his Chinook anywhere.
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JFO-13.JPGFred & Another Friend104 views looks like a two-man Board of Inquiry!

This time my brass is an even better sniper target! Perhaps it's time to get some camouflaged brass.
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JFO-23.JPGSpeed Trap?104 viewsYes...speeding tickets were issued in Vietnam.
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JFO-28.JPGLife in the field104 viewsSettling in for the evening.
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JFO-41.JPGChow Time104 viewsMermite cans and coffee/tea pot delivered to the field. Sure couldn't hump with it.
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JFO-54.JPGCapt Carter104 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-21.JPGWay up there103 viewsI forgot what I climbed up here for! But I've got the high ground occupied.
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JFO-32.JPGCombat Camping 101103 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-51.JPGHungry grunt102 viewsHe opened his can of hash upside down.
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JFO-70.JPGDamaged photo102 viewsThis photo may not be especially clear, but it clearly depicts life in the boonies with the ground grunts.
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JFO-10.JPGTwin Duster101 viewsFully emplaced and ready for action. This M42 is sandbagged supported by engineering stakes. They did a good job getting all that cosmoline off.
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JFO-12.JPGOh-so-familiar!101 viewsYeah, this may look like just another shot of a Huey, but checking out the foreground, you can tell it is on a resupply run. There are boxes of C-rats, bundles of sandbags just waiting to be filled, a jerry can and 52-gallon drum. Maybe this is where UPS got the idea.
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