The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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MK281.jpgIndigenous Spy126 views“Sam” here, has other plans. After the attack on the “Oasis” we never saw “Sam” again. He worked in the Battalion area sweeping and general cleanup, part of an indigenous work program. Many units learned...the hard way...that the VC infiltrated their indigenous work forces.
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MK260.jpgWaterfall126 viewsBeautiful waterfall in a deadly terrain.
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WS-105.JPGAftermath126 viewsWalt, Dennis & Ed Greer gather what little is left. Those stacks of sandbags came in mighty handy!
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WS-106.JPGAftermath126 viewsCapt Robert D. Baird, CSM Hughes survey damage to the Ammo Section tentage. Top Davis is in the background.
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WS-196.JPG"A" Battery, 5/16th Arty126 viewsWalt and Cariffi in the "A" Battery area
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APC2.jpgM-113, Armored Personnel Carrier126 viewsThe APCs were used to protect convoys and serve as perimeter defense.

It had a mounted .50 cal machine gun.
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DYates.jpgModern Day Danny126 views2009: Shaking hands with the "current generation" (left) while attending a Welcome Home reunion at Ft Campbell, Ky.
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TS-49.JPGYo! Resupply Chopper Inbound126 viewsEverybody took majors of this major beast landing and bring you re-supply.
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C-130.jpgReady, Aim....Don't Fire!126 viewsInteresting photo of a C-130 crossing the GT line. After several planes got hosed with artillery, the order came down to post an "air guard" during fire missions.
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MTL-11.jpgNew assignment126 viewsReady to join the Infantry from the FDC to the FO/RTO team. Somehow, I don't think I volunteered to do this!
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File_8-2.JPGThe children of war126 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 Roll126 views
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