The Mighty Ninth

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DF-5.JPGReunion Photos - Danny "Cowboy" Fort134 viewsVeterans John Severn & Jim Connolly standing outside the Training Battalion Hq.
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Maj_Jerry_Orr_5-27-13.jpgOur Host & Organizer - Maj Jerry Orr (Ret)134 viewsOn Memorial Day, just a few days before our arrival at Ft. Sill, Jerry Orr participated in a ceremony honoring our deceased warriors. Jerry was asked to address those attending the ceremony honoring our war dead.
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JoeH_-_12.JPGCamera Crackers134 viewsBlue Trouble: L to R: Roger L. Stitt, Joe Henderson, Don Johnson, and Howard Johnson (who sold all his hotels).
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Redleg_Lunch-7.JPGJoint Luncheon134 viewsChit-chatting among the guests of the joint luncheon.
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Ron-smoking.jpgPipe Smoker134 viewsRon was a pipe smoker.
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JFO-80.JPGMedic time134 viewsPreventing infection from setting into a minor wound.
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JC-14.JPGGroup pose134 viewsThis is the Commo Section at LZ Oasis, 1968-69. L to R: Pedro; Hogan; Hatfield; Hogan; Cox; Perkins; me; Perkins & Hatfield.
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Joe_H-12.JPGFarewell Dinner - Friday Evening @ Hilton Garden Inn134 viewsBill Henson, Doug Turner, Larry Keller and Mike Huseth share a table with the ladies.
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JY-4.jpgCurious134 viewsAnother Donut Dolly (Linda) observes a Sikorsky Sky Crane haul a 105mm howitzer. Jenny believes this photo may have been taken at LZ Highlander Heights, Mary Lou or Bison, but definitely in the 4th Inf Div Area of Operations.
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end.jpgJune, 1964 - Men of the 2/9th hear Vietnam Deployment Rumors134 views1st Row: Sp4 Reece, Davis, Lake, Moore, Baum, Matronne, Richard Bates
2nd Row: Doakes, Balaoing, Goran, Sheehan, Mauromatis, Ernesto Rodriguez, Mead, Ed Tucker, Guleck
3rd Row: Baker, Fellman, Jerry George, Books, Bey, Carey, Nolan, Hornrein, Brown
4th Row: King, Hartley, Williams, Bullock, Atkinson, Dixon, Kieper, D'Amico, Gary Leach
5th Row: Connelly, Daniel McDonald, Jerry Chastian, Maynard Oulette, Marvin Cazzel, Wayne Engum, Robert Dykes, Somerville, Nelson
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Shields85~0.jpgBravo Battery Canine Mascots134 viewsThe sign behind these redlegs is a list of the "names" assigned to each of their six howitzers. In the case of "Bootlegger", it was both a howitzer name and the name of the Bravo Battery mascot, a beloved friend of the unit. Double-click on the photo and you will clearly see all the names.

L to R: UNK, and PFC Walt Shields
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