The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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TR26.jpgVung Tao129 viewsRemember Vung Tao? It was the "in-country" spot for "R&R".
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TR42.jpgConvoy129 viewsYou never knew what to expect during a convoy run.
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EMoor5.jpgLineman at work129 viewsDuc Pho, Pleiku area, 66-67
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J_Orr-29.JPGAll Smiles129 viewsJerry Orr, Mike Kurtgis, Lorraine Knight
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A-2-9_firing.jpgThe Springer Scrapbook129 views
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JCook31.JPGDUI Driver - May 1966129 viewsOur Jeep Driver was drunk coming back from Pleiku on a pass and ran the Jeep off the road. No one was hurt.
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JCook54.jpgMore Info129 viewsThat's me loading the breech. Nash is the Gunner and PFC Larry L. Dodd is the Asst Gunner.
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JCook64.JPGDon't Do This129 viewsYou were supposed to learn in Boy Scouts not to do this: pitch your tent on low ground. We had to move, obviously!
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JCook-109.JPGLooking more like a war zone now129 viewsBattery Commander Osborne has the troops in formation for a message. Probably told them to bathe more often. You can now see the glimmer and shine of stateside OD uniforms give way to continuous field duty. Certainly not how we started out!
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Commo_Sgt2.JPGMy Commo Assignment129 viewsJune, 1969 - Dragon Mountain. My commo assignment. {Orders musta come down not to call it "Titty Mountain" anymore.}
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Enroute2.JPGJanuary, 1969129 viewsPhoto taken on my way to a firebase in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. They had a reason for calling it "the highlands".
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Feb_69_track_resupply.JPGFebruary, 1969129 viewsIt's time to re-supply the track.
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