The Mighty Ninth

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SA-3.JPGBreakfast at the Crowne Plaza110 viewsFO Lt Don Keith makes the rounds, talking to Pete Birrow and Terry Savely.
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SA-6.JPGTRIFECTA!!110 viewsTrifecta - Part I: at left is Sgt John Waldman who served as Lt Don Keith's RTO in 1967. It was John's first visit to a 35th Inf Regt reunion.
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Keith_FO_Pt2.jpgThe Silver Star110 viewsExploits of Don Keith win Silver Star.
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Keith_FO_pt1.JPGThe Silver Star110 viewsLt Don Keith, FO, awarded the Silver Star. Article from the Bronco Bugle.
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Joe_and_the_Medic_3.JPGMore Cooking Lessons110 viewsMedic Riddle now teaches the BC, Capt Jack Osborne, about cooking in the field.
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JCook56.JPGMACV Radio Dishes110 viewsNot the best photo, but it is supposed to the show the MACV radio dishes.
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JCook92.JPGStatue110 viewsA Christian shrine near Pleiku.
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JCook98.JPGCaptured rice carriers110 viewsThe adults were not blindfolded - don't know why that was. You can see the Infantryman's foot on the sandbag wall who was assigned to guard him while he ate C-rations. See "Tour of Duty - Memories" for the whole story.
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JCook101.JPGCaptured rice carriers110 viewsThe adults were questioned separately. See "Tour of Duty - Memories" for the whole story.
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JCook-137.JPGWhere is the drain plug?110 viewsLousy RSOP. We moved into this LZ the night before and it rained. Here's what we were greeted with the next morning. The gun spade of the base piece got stuck in the mud and we couldn't fire. We moved out of here.
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JCook-138.JPGWet LZ110 viewsGuess no one looked at the elevation of the LZ or how rainwater was supposed to drain off.
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Dave_Collins_Cap.JPGThe Presentation110 viewsMighty Ninth Webmaster & Organizer Dennis Dauphin presents Capt Dave Collins, C-1-35, with a "Mighty Ninth" cap in honor of the many years he has invited the 2/9th to attend his unit party at the annual 35th reunion.
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