The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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JCook44.JPGFeb 1966119 viewsTaken from a truck: a village near Pleiku
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JCook57.JPGAPC119 viewsIn the background is an APC of the 135th. To the center right is a piss tube. You probably don't want to know what is in the cut-off barrels in the foreground.
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JCook46a.JPGMore spoils of war119 viewsNote RPGs...one of the enemy's most effective weapons.
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JCook70.JPGMy Boots!119 viewsCheck out these boots from home. They really saved the day!
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Feb_69_airstrike2.JPGFebruary, 1969. Airstrike119 viewsIn the background of this photo, you can see an airstrike in progress.
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Feb_69_guns.JPGFebruary, 1969. Ka-boom!119 viewsThe big guns are firing over our tent area.
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mar_ammo_trk.JPGAttack on Ben Het119 viewsCollateral damage from the ammo track hit.
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Valley_Fire3.JPGJanuary, 1969: Firing across the valley119 viewsAnother view of the action area.
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SC1-_69Armor.JPGHeadquarters, 1/69 Armored Regiment Opns Ctr119 viewsDecember, 1968. This is the Operations Center of the 1/69th HQ, LZ Oasis.
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WTC-5.JPGReunion Photos - Wayne Crochet119 viewsWayne found another "old buddy"...a mechanical one, at least. This is the old FADAC computer; the artillery's first attempt to computerize the Fire Direction Center (FDC). However, even in 2013, they are using 60s-era firing charts complete with RDP out in the field.
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WTC-6.JPGReunion Photos - Wayne Crochet119 viewsThe "Dining Facility" has replaced the "mess hall" and YOU WILL eat healthy foods, soldier!!! AND...you can have anything to drink as long as it's water. Our active duty host, LTC Marcus Jones stands in front of a color-coded menu.
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JO-4.JPGReunion Photos - Jerry Orr119 viewsMike Kurtgis objects! "But wait a minute, Drill Sergeant! What if I don't want to get up at 0500?"
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