The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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Don_remodel.jpg132 viewsYeah....40 years later, Don stands about as tall, traded the weapon for a tool, and works on remodeling his kitchen instead of remodeling Dinks.
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JCook25.jpgDonut Dolly?132 viewsWell...not quite. But somebody had to hook the "donut" to the Chinook.
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Bunker_on_Runway.JPGLZ Oasis: Guard Bunker w/ .50 cal machinegun overlooking runway132 viewsFebruary, 1969. In the background, you can see the insignia of the 1/69th, the 4th Inf Div, the 25th Inf Div and the 101st Abn. The sign says: "YOU ARE NOW ENTERING THE 1/69th". One night, I saw a tiger running down the runway.
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Lt_Huff.JPGJanuary, 1969. Lt Steven Riley Huffstutler, KIA132 viewsPictured in the middle of the photo without shirt is the FO, Lt. Huffstutler. He was killed in a helicopter crash on 18May69. Unknown LZ.
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Mar_2-9_toc.JPGSetting up shop132 viewsMarch 5, 1969. Setting up the Commo Command track for the 2/9th Arty.
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SC16-_69Armor.JPG132 viewsJanuary, 1969. A tank bridge and changing an engine on a tank (at left) at the 1/69th Armored.
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SK-58.JPGLoad 'er up!132 viewsGetting ready to load a round into the breech. Note the fuze-setting tool next to the round.
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DF-2.JPGReunion Photos - Danny "Cowboy" Fort132 viewsBuses arrived at the Basic Training Battalion Hq to begin our 1st Day agenda.
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DF-12.JPGReunion Photos - Danny "Cowboy" Fort132 viewsVeteran Mike Kurtgis takes a photo in the training building area.
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Indian_Cemeteries.jpgIndian Cemetery132 viewsNo trip down memory lane at Ft Sill is complete without a visit to the Indian Cemeteries. If you recall, you take Quinnette Road past the Officers Club (now the Patriot Club) and go until you are enroute to the field training areas.
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WTC-7.JPGReunion Photos - Wayne Crochet132 viewsDo you see another "odd man out"? Well, his red shirt kinda stands out a bit. Wayne mingles with the gun crew at the field firing demo. Wayne refers to this shot as "An Old XO with a new M777 gun".
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Kull.JPGModern Day Bill132 viewsBill Kull attending our historic 2/9th Ft Sill Reunion, May-June 2013.
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