The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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VCseries005.JPG122 viewsLt Joe Wise, Plt Ldr for B/1/35, holds his weapon on a captured VC
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capturedstuff.JPGEnemy's goods122 viewsVarious items collected from village patrols. You can bet that the farmers were not the ones using them! It was a common tactic to hide war materiels in a peaceful village.
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Turner_96.jpgMixed dress122 viewsShe may be wearing western clothing, but the conical straw hat is all Vietnamese.
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Firefight.jpg122 viewsActual scenes from a firefight in progress.
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TR11.jpgM60 Machine Gun122 viewsDate: 20March69 Location: LZ Valentine

Cleaning the M60. If you want it to work, you had better keep it clean.
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TR13.jpgSpiritual Guidance122 viewsDate: 12March69 Location: LZ Valentine

Catholic Chaplain holding field services.
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TS-58.JPGEasy load122 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-cutting122 viewsClearing the jungle so that we could see "Charlie" better.
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DK-New_Vietnam2.JPG122 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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2010-Pitts18.JPG"Need some more water!"122 viewsJerry Orr (r) seems to be ordering more water while Lt John Cashin ponders his empty glass. Dennis Munden and Ed Thomas are at left.
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File_2-4.JPGCombat Taxi122 viewsAnother ride into the Boonies. Getting extracted to another mission.
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