The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

Most viewed
2010-Pitts18.JPG
2010-Pitts18.JPG"Need some more water!"136 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.
2010-Pitts29.JPG
2010-Pitts29.JPG"What's my name again?"136 viewsDon Keith seems to be verifying the information on his name tag. Seated at left is Jackie Dauphin and Barb Keith. Seated at right is Lorraine Knight.
Don_remodel.jpg
Don_remodel.jpg136 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.
JCook40.JPG
JCook40.JPGFeb 1966 High Angle Fire136 viewsHowitzer ready for high angle fire. Note the tents in the foreground.
A-2-9__m102.JPG
A-2-9__m102.JPG"A" Battery, 2/9th136 views"A" Battery outfitted with M-102s.
SC14-_69Armor.JPG
SC14-_69Armor.JPGA Ton of Steel136 viewsJanuary, 1969. Mean-looking tank at the 1/69th.
SK-54.JPG
SK-54.JPGYes! That's him!!136 viewsMajor Jerry Orr poses with hands on hips during a little Christmas celebration. Jerry was responsible for planning and organizing our historic 45+ year-later "Redleg Reunion" at Ft Sill, OK, May 29 - June 1st.
DF-7.JPG
DF-7.JPGReunion Photos - Danny "Cowboy" Fort136 viewsVeterans Terry Stuber & Geary Burrows outside of Britz Hall.
Summerall_Hall.JPG
Summerall_Hall.JPGCannons Taught here136 viewsBack in the day, the training NCOs would be climbing all over the 155mm and 8" howitzers teaching you the components at Summerall Hall.
MM_11-69.JPG
MM_11-69.JPGAnti-Lifer Shirt136 viewsWearing my best "eff the lifers" firebase regalia. Funny thing is, I thought the only items I still had from Nam was my helmet cover, wife's scarf that I kept with some toilet paper between the helmet and helmet liner, my Ho Chi sandals with at least another 1,000 miles left on them, and my dog tags. In going through my AWOL bag for 2/9 items of interest, at the bottom were the same hippy beads.
Old_105mm.JPG
Old_105mm.JPGPhotos contributed by others136 viewsThis is the old split tail 105mm howitzer, so it was definitely taken before arriving at LZ St. George.
JK-5.JPG
JK-5.JPGUnemployed136 viewsThe men of the 2/9th Arty are dispersed to other units as The Mighty Ninth goes home.
4987 files on 416 page(s) 137