The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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Okerstrom-Malnar.jpgMap Strategy284 viewsIncoming RTO, PFC Laurel "Lee" Okerstrom, and outgoing RTO PFC Greg Malnar, do a little map recon. Got to know the lay of the land!
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Dixon-75.jpgAKAI makes The Army Times284 views24Apr68 - Army Times does an article on the new Akai 1800-SD. This was like reading science fiction at the time. Bought one and sent it home. Can't tell you how many tapes I made after I got home....
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DJ-1.jpgBattle Ready283 viewsCapt Doug Johnson and a Signal Corps officer (UNK) test out the sandbags.
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TS-11.JPGLZ Ranger @ Ban-me-Thuot283 viewsUNKNOWN cannoneers. Here's one for you, Charlie. Loading up the newer M102 howitzers.
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DY1a.jpgUncle Sam Wants Me!283 viewsThe "Call To Duty", otherwise known as your "Induction Papters". September, 1965 and my life is about to change.
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Jim_James2.jpgAll Smiles283 viewsAnother day humping the boonies. At left is the Company RTO, David Cook, center is our medic, and, as usual, all medics are known as "Doc". His real name is Reinhard Heubaum and he lives in Chicago. That's me me with the bandana around my neck (OD in color, of course).
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ColdShower.jpgUnder the Bridge281 viewsThis rock waterfall leads to a stream which runs under the bridge on Hwy 19. This water provided and excellent shower point...but the water was very, very cold.
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TS-D5.JPGGoing to the Dogs: Mascots281 viewsNot for sure, but this may be the TOC mascot who was also named "Short Round".
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Visitors.JPGLZ English279 viewsActor Wendell Corey went on a tour of LZs in the boonies.
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Modern-Day_Joe_Cook.jpgSgt Joe Cook278 viewsModern-Day Joe. Here I am with my lovely bride. I not only survived Vietnam, but I managed to get into my dress blue uniform for this photo.
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IMG_2612.JPG277 viewsOld FOs still find the target: Ed Thomas, Don Keith, (Gary) Dean Springer, and Dennis Dauphin
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3rdBdeConst.jpgLZ Montezuma - under construction277 viewsThe 3rd Bde, 25th Inf Div build their HQ at LZ Montezuma in Duc Pho, very close to the South China Sea. Grunts later named this place "Fire Support Base Bronco".
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