The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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BB-10.JPGMe and Freddie121 viewsBob Becker...that's me...standing next to Freddie Martinez.
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BB-2.JPGOn the double!121 viewsSection Chief Carlos Casteel on the left; redleg bending down is Ambrose Smurra.
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DK-W9.jpg120 views"Gee, it musta rained last night."
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MK121.jpgAntique helo120 viewsOff on a mission. Need fire support? Just call Victor 76, aka "White Knight", naturally.
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MK139.jpgSmokin' Charlie120 viewsBringing CS gas and 8" howitzer rounds on Charlie's ass.
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MK243.jpgRambo120 viewsWhere do you think Rambo got the idea?
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GDS-57.JPG"It Went Somewhere"120 viewsUNK, Lt Kermit DeVaughn, FDO, "A" Btry, UNK (Ortiz?). The "boys" in the FDC look a little puzzled.
Lt DeVaughn (center) was the man who conceived the idea of a 2-CONEX container FDC, totally transportable by air and ready for immediate firing operations. Virtually all firing units adopted the idea.
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WS-141.JPGActing Non-Com120 viewsWalt takes over from Jerry as the Acting Non-Com
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WS-204.JPGState Loyalty120 viewsWalt & Jack pose with California state flag in front of battle tank.
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Firefight2.jpg120 viewsFirefight in progress. The use of smoke grenades was critical in Vietnam. It marked your position as well as marking where you wanted air support. The 105mm artillery used smoke rounds to mark where the HE was going to fall after adjusting.
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Keith-Shaffer.jpg120 viewsLt Don Keith and Lt Randy Shaffer. Lt Shaffer was KIA.

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