The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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mc-23.JPGSgt & Captain147 viewsLeft: MSG Paul J. Heavner; Right: Captain Stu Royle.
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DM27.JPGThis was then....147 viewsForward Observer, Lt Dennis Munden. I was a soldier...and young, too.
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Pat_-_Barb.JPGSaturday Evening Banquet147 viewsPat Haddock, in a bright, shiny blue dress, poses with Barb Keith.
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Barb_Keith~0.JPGJoint Dinner - C-1-35 & 2/9th147 viewsBarb Keith and her daughter Cindi Strong give big smiles at their dinner table.
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FDC_Boys.JPGThe Two Dennis147 viewsHome safe from Vietnam, Dennis Munden and I will never forget our 24-hr shift sharing in the A/2/9 FDC atop LZ OD. We computed so many fire missions, especially after landing in Duc Pho to relieve the US Marines who were sent further north. It was a time of great stress and concentration, putting the artillery where it was needed. Photo taken at Dauphin's home in Ocean Springs, MS.
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WC-1.JPGThink this path may be flooded147 viewsFO Lt Wayne Crochet stands knee-deep in a stream with "Poncho", the Company Commander's RTO. One way to "cool your dogs" and wash your boots at the same time.

Photo courtesy of Cliff "Westy" Westwood of B/2/35
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Allin_Hall_4.JPGArrival147 viewsOur ladies relax in the Lobby awaiting the next event.
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WmWard-5.JPGIn Memory of Ronnie Mishima147 viewsJohn Bowden with coin.

Ronnie Mashima was a cannoneer in Bravo Battery with me and Danny Fort. He wanted very much to come to the reunion but was unable to. He sent 3 coins to me. He wanted me and Danny to have one and someone who remembered him to have the other. John Bowden remembered him well. Ronnie wanted in some way to be represented at the reunion.
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DM6b.jpg146 viewsAlternate colorization of slide 6a thanks to Photoshop. Take your pick.
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WS-14.JPGPopcorn time146 viewsEdwin Greer and Dennis Couch pop the popcorn using C-4 as the energy source.
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WS-35.JPGOn fire146 viewsJerry Genson & Walt Schneidereit watch fire. A distillery it isn't. If you guessed outhouse...correct! Photo was taken in Nov, 1969 just hours before we left the Oasis for Camp Enari.
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