The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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MK109.jpgOutdoor Stall128 viewsIf you get too full of yourself, there's always the piss tube.
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MK139.jpgSmokin' Charlie128 viewsBringing CS gas and 8" howitzer rounds on Charlie's ass.
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MK255.jpgWeapons Museum128 viewsRussian Gunner's Quadrant...my personal favorite.
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GDS-57.JPG"It Went Somewhere"128 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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Re08-1h.JPGtop128 viewsA better look at the home of the St. Louis Cardinals.
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WS-205.JPGLZ Hardtimes128 viewsWalt and Jack Scherm at LZ Hardtimes.
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UnknownSoldier.jpgMen of B-1-35128 views
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Firefight2.jpg128 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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MTL-15.jpgMalaria Evac128 viewsCaught malaria - evacuated by helicopter. The chopper had no side doors...I almost fell out!
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File_6-1.JPGA Soldier's Gear128 viewsSp4 Rick Ericksen lays it all out. You bring only what you can carry.
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J_Orr-27a.JPG35th Reunion - 2011128 viewsBig smile from Mike Kurtgis, a reunion "regular" along with lovely friend Lorraine Knight.
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