The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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2010-Pitts22.JPGLovely Couple111 viewsDickie Dickerson and wife Linda.
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2010-Pitts23.JPG????111 views"Take a hike, Bert. She's mine."
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BL-13.JPGThe Saturday Night Banquet111 viewsBanquet photos courtesy of Lt Bert Landau, FO, 2/9th Arty.
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J_Orr-28.JPG35th Reunion - 2011111 views"A" Battery FDC expert Greg Malnar and wife Katie enjoy the reunion finale, the Saturday night Banquet.
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JCook39.JPGFeb 1966111 viewsJoe notes: "Protecting Route 19 - Field Problem". Yep, fer shure. And Hwy 19 remained a "field problem years later, too.
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JCook54.jpgMore Info111 viewsThat's me loading the breech. Nash is the Gunner and PFC Larry L. Dodd is the Asst Gunner.
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JCook53.JPGBreaking camp111 viewsAs per the cardboard mount, this photo indicates that B/2/9 is breaking camp with the 105mm ammo in "A-22" slings. This is the time when the FDC was located in a 3/4-ton truck.
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JCook55.JPGSetting Up in a new LZ111 viewsI'm a member of the Advance Party, pulling the firing chart out of its canvas carrying bag as we begin life in yet another LZ.
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JCook58.JPGSpecial Forces - Village111 viewsThis photo documents the "early days" of Vietnam prior to open conflict. Here is a village protected by our US Special Forces. Their "advisor" mission was a prelude to the arrival of TO&E combat units.
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JCook62.JPGStack 'em up111 viewsL to R: PFC Vincent Vigilotti, PFC Douglas C. Johnson stack up the empty tubes from the 105mm ammo as SFC Therman L. Lowery (Chief of Firing Battery) who replaced "First Shirt" 1stSgt Johnnie Winston, does the hard job of supervising.
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JCook13a.JPG105mm shrapnel111 viewsNuttin' to mess with; the 105mm can do some bodily harm. Same piece of shrapnel shown on a plate.
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