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recovery_party_2.jpgLZ Lane237 viewsAn excellent photo...makes you feel like you are there with them. Note the two ammo clips taped together and the smoke grenade on the web belt. Yep...that's men in the field.
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Rainbow.jpgRainbow at Highway 19236 viewsAngular photo shows a rainbow passing directly over the Infantry company A-2-35 commanded by Capt Charlie Murray.
February, 1967.
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TS-9.JPG236 views
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TStuber-Denver7.JPGTerry Stuber - Denver Photos236 viewsThe Redleg Invasion:
Middle Row: Ernie Kingcade, Dennis Dauphin, Bert Landau (can't fit into his red Arty shirt anymore), Lee Okerstrom, and Bill Kull.
Back Row: Ed thomas, Junior Ward, Terry Stuber, Jim Connolly, "Moon" Mullins
Seated: Frank Herbick, Jerry Orr, Mike Kurtgis, Greg Malnar
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Stamper.jpg"A" Battery Field Mess Hall235 viewsGiven the great ingenuity of the battery's cannoneers, a stateside-quality mess hall was built on LZ OD with Sgt Dan Stamper as "Chef in Charge". Over his shoulder is the 3rd Bde HQ at LZ Montezuma next to the South China Sea at Duc Pho. The sign says: "Ma Stamper's Greasy Spoon".
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CRB-Barracks.jpgHow the other half lives....235 viewsHolding barracks at Cam Ranh Bay for departing personnel. Compared to the field, these accomodations were utter luxury.
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TR78.jpgDonut Dolly235 viewsYep...a real live one, too. Her name is Jenny, as per her military style name tag. These girls had a lot of moxie to volunteer for this job.
GREAT NEWS!!! In July of 2014, Don Blankin FOUND Miss Jenny...Jennifer Young...and she posted a Visitor's Comment (see link at top of homepage). Also, you can see a "modern-day" photo in the next frame.
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recovery_party.jpgRecovery Party235 viewsWhile serving in the field with A/1/14, Ray was the Recon Sgt for the FO.
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JW-5.JPGPhoto Courtesy of John Waldman235 viewsCan you imagine? Sgt John Waldman, center, served with both Lt FO Gary Dean Springer, left, and FDO Lt Dennis Munden in 1967. By attending this reunion in San Antonio, John met up with Dauphin-Keith-Munden-Springer...on the same weekend...only forty years later!
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DScott-Silver_Star.JPGGO 6717235 viewsCapt Scott honored for his actions at LZ Gypsy on 16Sep69.
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SoChinaSea.jpgAftermath of the July, 1967 ammo dump fire234 viewsAfter the great fireworks display at the ammo dump fire on the beach at the South China See, this is what the beach looked like. Probably cost the taxpayers back home a couple of million. {See the "War Stories" tab for more information}
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SG-Clip_1.jpgYes...we got "swapped"234 viewsThis clipping clearly delineates the events that occurred to the 3rd Brigade...often called "the Bastard Brigade" after its arrival in Nam. This clipping has been added to the Mighty Ninth Homepage as documentation for the uninformed or the misinformed. The brigades were not re-joined with their respective Divisions; the men were told to swap out their right shoulder patches.
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