The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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O-Club,_CRB.jpgOfficers Club at Cam Rahn Bay270 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 Yearbook270 viewsWell, if we had one, this is what Don's picture would look like.
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ARVN_perimeter.JPGCompound perimeter270 viewsPhoto from inside the ARVN compound, looking outward from the perimeter. Notice gun barrel pointing out at lower right.
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CampAlphaMonkey.JPGMy true friend270 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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IMG_2608.JPG"This is the way it was, I'm telling you!"269 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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DumpFire.jpgDivision Ammo Dump Fire on South China Sea269 viewsCapt Mike Casp, Btry CO and Lt Dennis Dauphin, XO have a 3200 mil problem. The fire is behind them.
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DB-6.JPG"Bootlegger"269 viewsThe mascot of "B" Battery, circa 1969.
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MG-4.JPG"Chaos"269 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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Don__TJ_Blue.jpgAftermath of the Battle of Hoa Tan268 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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2008Reunion-27a.jpg2008 Reunion Souvenir268 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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CRB-6th.jpg6th Convalescent Hospital267 viewsBest place in Nam that I visited, but had no desire to stay there.
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ARVN_Comp.JPG267 viewsThe site of an important radio relay station manned by the ARVNs. It is directly in line with the ARVN compound on a higher peak.
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