The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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IMG_2608.JPG"This is the way it was, I'm telling you!"285 viewsEd Thomas, FO extraordinaire, mentor to new FOs and a legend in the field, tells a "war story" while Capt Dave Collins nods off gently.
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O-Club,_CRB.jpgOfficers Club at Cam Rahn Bay285 viewsGot to visit the Tan Son Nhut O-Club on my arrival and got to visit the Cam Rahn Bay O-Club on my departure.
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DB-2.JPGVietnam Yearbook285 viewsWell, if we had one, this is what Don's picture would look like.
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KontumHills2.jpg285 views
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Hwy19_Bridge.JPGHwy 19 Bridge285 viewsAnother view of the bridge from below. Note highway signs.
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MG-4.JPG"Chaos"285 viewsSounds about right to me! We excelled at chaos.

Mark Gannon and Rick posed with the new cannon. The Section was located next to an abandoned Special Forces airstrip.
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DumpFire.jpgDivision Ammo Dump Fire on South China Sea284 viewsCapt Mike Casp, Btry CO and Lt Dennis Dauphin, XO have a 3200 mil problem. The fire is behind them.
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Lynne_Jeanne.jpgPhoto Shoot284 viewsEmotional reunion of daughter & mother: Lynne Krause and Jeanne Griffin Smith attend the reunion. Jeanne's fiance', Lt Roger Fulkerson, was KIA. Roger never knew he had a daughter. See the War Story link entitled "Roger & Me", sub-titled "Chasing The Past Until It Catches Up With You".
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CRB-6th.jpg6th Convalescent Hospital283 viewsBest place in Nam that I visited, but had no desire to stay there.
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Don__TJ_Blue.jpgAftermath of the Battle of Hoa Tan282 viewsForward Observer Lt Don M Keith sits with 2/35th Platoon Leader TJ Blue, (dec 2020) checking out the munitions haul. It's nice to keep all the weapons on our side. These are the weapons captured after the battle of Hoa Tan on March 6, 1967.
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ARVN_perimeter.JPGCompound perimeter282 viewsPhoto from inside the ARVN compound, looking outward from the perimeter. Notice gun barrel pointing out at lower right.
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SG-13.JPGDamage at LZ Incoming282 viewsLoss of memory on this day. I do recall faintly that this gun took a recoilless round to the right wheel. I think the Gunner was seriously hurt or killed.
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