The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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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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MK162.jpgFirepower!147 viewsCombined Artillery and Air Strikes put a lot of firepower on the ground.
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GDS-253.JPG"The Freedom Bird"147 viewsSunrise from the C-141 "Freedom Bird". Supposed to land in Tacoma, Washington, but wound up at Travis AFB, CA. Kinda screwy, but what the heck...I was home! Check out the "war story" - "Tacoma, CA".
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Re08-1h.JPGtop147 viewsA better look at the home of the St. Louis Cardinals.
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WS-210.JPGScenic background147 views
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UnknownSoldier.jpgMen of B-1-35147 views
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Keith-Shaffer.jpg147 viewsLt Don Keith and Lt Randy Shaffer. Lt Shaffer was KIA.

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TR9.jpgDonut Doggie147 viewsDate: 20 March Location: LZ Valentine.
Jay Flamme & I with a scout dog at LZ Valentine. Post Note: I learned that Jay was killed in an accidental shooting on the range after returning from RVN, 1969.
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TR19.jpgMax T. Leach147 viewsBill Stratton at left, Maximo T. Leach in the center, and Joe Goldstein holding the pickaxe at right. They may be smiling, but they're tired of filling sandbags.
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DYates.jpgModern Day Danny147 views2009: Shaking hands with the "current generation" (left) while attending a Welcome Home reunion at Ft Campbell, Ky.
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