The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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O-Club,_CRB.jpgOfficers Club at Cam Rahn Bay253 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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Hwy19_Bridge.JPGHwy 19 Bridge253 viewsAnother view of the bridge from below. Note highway signs.
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BY-1.jpgUNKNOWN FO253 viewsThis FO served with C-2-35, name not known at present. He was replaced by Lt Roger Fulkerson (KIA).
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2008Reunion-27a.jpg2008 Reunion Souvenir253 viewsCopies of a capsule history of the famous "P-38" C-Ration can opener and the AK-47 were available to the attendees of the 2008 Reunion.
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SG-13.JPGDamage at LZ Incoming253 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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Don__TJ_Blue.jpgAftermath of the Battle of Hoa Tan252 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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DumpFire.jpgDivision Ammo Dump Fire on South China Sea252 viewsCapt Mike Casp, Btry CO and Lt Dennis Dauphin, XO have a 3200 mil problem. The fire is behind them.
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CampAlphaMonkey.JPGMy true friend252 viewsJust to the left of the green awning In-Process center was this little Capuchin monkey enjoying his banana on the same rock-covered ground. He was the first and best friend I made at Camp Alpha. The folks there were pretty hostile to the incoming troops.
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FireDivDump.jpgFree Fireworks Display - Summer, 1967 Duc Pho251 viewsLt Dennis Munden peers thru the BC scope set atop the sandbagged CONEX container that serves as the "A" Btry FDC at LZ OD directly across from LZ Montezuma, the 3rd Bde HQ at Duc Pho.
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Modern-Day_Lee.JPGModern Day Leon "Lee" Dixon251 viewsThings are looking good after Vietnam.
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ARVN_perimeter.JPGCompound perimeter250 viewsPhoto from inside the ARVN compound, looking outward from the perimeter. Notice gun barrel pointing out at lower right.
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WS-4b.jpgReport: Attack on Oasis250 views
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