The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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File_8-5.JPGSingle File162 viewsAnother search & destroy mission.
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JM-23.JPGYe Olde TOC162 viewsThe old TOC making way for a new one.
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175mm_gun.JPGBig Shooter162 viewsFebruary, 1969, LZ Oasis. The 175mm gun can easily be seen in the distance.
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Price_Reunion_8.jpgReunion Photos - Dave Price162 viewsVisit to the Ft Sill Museum: The FADAC - "Field Artillery Digital Analog Computer". It was the field artillery's first attempt to use a "computer" back in the 1960s for fire direction computation of deflection and quadrant elevation. It didn't prove itself at Ft Sill and neither in Vietnam. We were better with the training gained from spending weeks in Snow Hall.
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Price_Reunion_12.jpgReunion Photos - Dave Price162 viewsAfter the retirement ceremony, we were able to get a close-up view of the caisson.
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mc-20.JPGFirst Shirt162 views1SG James E. McPeek, "A" Battery
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SG-23.JPGAirstrip at LZ Pony162 viewsDid I say that we were adjacent to a landing strip? Any closer and I would have lost my head.
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DM39.jpgFighting at Dragon Crater162 viewsDebriefing Session on 14Nov66 after the battle of Dragon Crater.
L to R: Platoon Sgt Hatch; UNK; Lt Marve McGraw; Lt Dennis Munden; Major Erhard.
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DM38.jpgFighting at LZ Lane162 viewsCannoneers of "B" Battery, 2/9th, Nov66, battle of LZ Lane.
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Modern-Day_Mike_Medley.JPGModern Day Mike & spouse162 viewsFast-forward to August, 2014, just a "few" years later. Mike Medley and wife of 47 years, Karen Medley. Mike is proud of his "Ole Miss" cap, home of his law degree.
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In_Memoriam.JPGSaturday Evening Banquet162 viewsThe Grand Ballroom of the Crowne Plaza was the site of the annual Banquet honoring the fallen.
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JFO-24.JPGDaily Scene162 viewsA helo flies over a firebase somewhere in Nam.
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