The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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DH-4.JPGTravel by convoy140 viewsConvoying to a new LZ: PFC Travis McCauley, me, and PFC Jimmy E. Bailey.
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DY-9.jpgArtillery Surveyor139 viewsSp4 Danny Yates operates a Theodolite. His job was to get coordinates for every bunker on the base perimeter.
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MK6.jpgEnroute139 viewsOn the way: Flight to Pleiku and Camp Enari.
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MK164.jpgMission over139 viewsMission over; heading home. Out of WP (white phosphorus) marking rounds.
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MK235.jpgLooking good139 viewsThe boys of the 2/9th Arty battalion know how to look good.
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APC2.jpgM-113, Armored Personnel Carrier139 viewsThe APCs were used to protect convoys and serve as perimeter defense.

It had a mounted .50 cal machine gun.
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vn#37.jpgThe Claymore139 viewsThe most common perimenter defense weapon we had was the Claymore. It fired double-ought ball bearings out of a slab of C-4. But our enemy was not stupid...they would: (a) turn them around, and (b) remove the wire connections under the cover of darkness. Always check your Claymores!
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TS-50.JPGInbound Chinook139 viewsResupply...can't survive in the field without it!
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File_8-2.JPGThe children of war139 viewsLocal villagers mingle with the troops. As we moved round and about, the kids and adults were either looking for "freebies" or were trying to sell you something.
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Tex_2-4.JPGReady to Roll139 views
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122_rkt.JPGBen Het Attack Aftermath, March 1969139 viewsTotal destruction of an ammo track. The damage from a 122mm rocket is pretty impressive. Bits and pieces here. What you see is what is left of it.
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Geronimo.JPGBurial Site139 viewsBurial site of the famous Indian Chief Geronimo.
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