The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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JCook-134.JPGMortar Pit264 viewsDon't know what size mortars these are!
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SG-13.JPGDamage at LZ Incoming264 viewsLoss of memory on this day. I do recall faintly that this gun took a recoilless round to the right wheel. I think the Gunner was seriously hurt or killed.
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CRB-6th.jpg6th Convalescent Hospital263 viewsBest place in Nam that I visited, but had no desire to stay there.
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Lynne_Jeanne.jpgPhoto Shoot263 viewsEmotional reunion of daughter & mother: Lynne Krause and Jeanne Griffin Smith attend the reunion. Jeanne's fiance', Lt Roger Fulkerson, was KIA. Roger never knew he had a daughter. See the War Story link entitled "Roger & Me", sub-titled "Chasing The Past Until It Catches Up With You".
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Modern-Day_Lee.JPGModern Day Leon "Lee" Dixon263 viewsThings are looking good after Vietnam.
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IMG_2609.JPG"Seriously, guys..."262 viewsPete Dykstra sharing a moment with Hal Bowling, and David Dunn; members of A/2/35.
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posn2.JPGThe Final Days262 viewsA new LZ means a LOT of work...getting set up, digging in...making the site fully operational.
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C-2-9.jpg2/9th at Mang Yang Pass262 viewsThree howitzers of C/2/9 were moved to the Mang Yang Pass on Hwy 19. Hills in the background were the source of incoming mortars.
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ARVN_Comp.JPG262 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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IMG_2616.JPGThe Party Guy261 views"Hey...I'm having a great time!" Dean (Gary) Springer always enjoys the 35th Cacti reunions.
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WS-5.JPGLZ Oasis261 views2/9th position, looking northwest. (Right) Road to Hwy 19.
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MK222.jpgTiger Hunt261 viewsHe/She killed several villagers over two weeks (this happened twice while I was at “Oasis”), plus we had tigers in the Perimeter Wire. “The Great Tiger Hunt at Fire Base Oasis.”
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