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Joe_Cook.JPGHere's where it all began148 views(2nd from right 1st row) While attending the NCO Academy at Ft Sill, I remember taking my turn to march the class. I marched them into the flower bed of the Officer's Training Barracks. I commanded 'Platoon,halt' and then 'about, face' and 'forward, march'. As I looked back I saw about 40 spots of (turning marks) marks in the flower bed gravel. So I then commanded 'double time,march'. A day or two later I was sent to California and then to Hawaii (on a PAN AM flight) and hooked up with the 2/9th.
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Jenny4.jpgCompliments of Jenny Young148 viewsMen chowing down. Anyone recognize themselves?
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JFO-11.JPG"BUTCHERING BASTARD"148 viewsDouble-click on the photo and you will see the inscription of "Butchering Bastard" running down the 8" howitzer tube. This firebase had some serious weaponry.
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JFO-16.JPGMemory Photo148 viewsWater can and canteen cup, M-16, M-1 Shovel, radio-telephone, ammo boxes, knapsack. Yep...all authentic gear.
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JFO-14.JPGWhat Am I Doing Here?148 viewsDunno. They gave me a helmet, a shiny new pen, and a can of beans...and here I am.
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JFO-36.JPGWatch out!148 viewsLooks like a little trickery is about to occur.
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JFO-73.JPGImportant conference148 viewsPutting their heads together on the next mission. Note the radio nearby.
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DH-5.JPGAirlift148 viewsWe're being airlifted from LZ Penny to a new AO.
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Joe_H-16.JPGFarewell Dinner - Friday Evening @ Hilton Garden Inn148 viewsRedleg Ernie Correia sits at the "head table" with the Commander of the 1/9th FA Battalion, his Sergeant Major and their wives.
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dk5-5.JPG147 views
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Viet_Hut.jpgSights & Scenes147 viewsThatched huts living quarters. Interesting contrast in cultures.
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DY-10.jpgBig Bullets147 viewsThis 105mm howitzer ammo has been unloaded from its storage tubes, fuzed and connected to the powder cannister.
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