The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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DF-17.JPGReunion Photos - Danny "Cowboy" Fort124 viewsWell, maybe veterans Geary Burrows and Jim Connolly didn't care for the food, but Terry Stuber is ready to go back for more. Featured dessert item was soft-serve ice cream in both vanilla and chocolate flavors.
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DF-15.JPGReunion Photos - Danny "Cowboy" Fort124 viewsWe observe the basic trainees undergoing the hand grenade toss for record scoring. We even got a chance to toss some grenades ourselves!
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DY-8.JPGReunion Photos - Danny Yates124 viewsAt the range. A major part of our agenda was to see a firing demonstration with the latest artillery howitzers, including the "777" and the 155mm Paladin.
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DY-13.jpgReunion Photos - Danny Yates124 viewsGiving it the ol' "heave-ho". During our basic training orientation of new soldiers on the record hand-grenade course on Thursday morning, the "old soldiers" were invited to try their hand at it. The tennis-ball size training grenades contained a primer only and usually rolled a few feet after tossing...then you heard a "pop".
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mc-8.JPGBattalion Staff124 viewsLeft - LtCol Redmond Forrester, Battalion Commander; Right - Major Jerry Orr, Tactical Operations Center (TOC).
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MB-9.jpgThe Waldman Collection - Mattie Beal House Tour124 views"What? There's still a mortgage on this place?"
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Arr-4.jpgThe Waldman Collection - We Arrive124 viewsArriving for the historic reunion at Ft Sill, OK.
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Arr-5.jpgThe Waldman Collection - We Arrive124 viewsArriving for the historic reunion at Ft Sill, OK.
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Arr-8.jpgThe Waldman Collection - We Arrive124 viewsChatting in the hallway as we arrived. We were in the midst of some very ominous weather reports. Tornadoes are common in this area and the sky was black and ugly. There were driving thunderstorms and high winds, but thankfully no tornadoes.
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Gun_5Pit.JPGPhotos contributed by others124 viewsThis photo is captioned "Gun 5 pit"
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Happy_Jack.JPGPhotos contributed by others124 views"Happy Jack"? Guess not. PFC Jackie L. Catron looks a little forlorn.
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