The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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WS-208.jpgOn the march136 viewsTaking part in a Cambodian operation.
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WS-215.JPGClose Call136 viewsI was scheduled to be on this convoy heading out of LZ Hardtimes.
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Turner_131.jpgPleiku136 views
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Lynne,Mike,Jeanne2.jpgPhoto Shoot136 viewsFO Lt Mike Kurgis was a close friend of KIA Roger Fulkerson and played a key role in the story of the wonderful reunion....30 years after the fact.
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DYates.jpgModern Day Danny136 views2009: Shaking hands with the "current generation" (left) while attending a Welcome Home reunion at Ft Campbell, Ky.
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TS-58.JPGEasy load136 viewsDon't know what's in the cargo nets, but that load is way too easy for a SkyCrane.
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MTL-14.jpgClear-cutting136 viewsClearing the jungle so that we could see "Charlie" better.
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DK-New_Vietnam2.JPG136 viewsDon, wearing his traditional "artillery red" shirt, beckons you to visit his backyard. One might say it is his "new Vietnam". Lotsa work went into this tremendous transformation of a simple backyard to a small jungle.
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File_5-3.JPGCombat Taxi136 viewsEveryone got used to ducking under the rotors. This is the "palm grove" location where we stayed for a few days.

This is where Col Simko was killed when the pilot clipped a palm tree, lost his tail rotor and spun out of control, crashing to the ground.
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JCook86.JPGThe MarketPlace in Pleiku136 viewsThat ain't fresh bread you smell, either!
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mar_122_damage.JPGBen Het Attack Aftermath136 viewsMarch, 1969. Surveying the damage after the attack.
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Reunion_Photo_-_Joe_Cook.JPGReunion Photo - Joe Cook136 viewsWelcome Home, "Blue Lighters". Joe Cook, Raymond Hobbs, and Mike Huseth were among the first arrivals in Nam from the 2/9th FA's home in Hawaii. Directly behind them are Les Cotten and Ernie Kingcade...also of "Blue Light" fame.
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