The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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TS-8.JPGLZ Ranger @ Ban-me-Thuot262 viewsUnknown cannoneer. The best air conditioning in Nam was found in a bunker.
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WD2.jpgThe Mighty Ninth in action262 viewsBattle of 13 June 69: 2/9th artillery attacks NVA bunker complex.
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DScott_Quiet_Time.JPGOrganized262 viewsThis gun section has their act together.
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TS-5.JPGLZ Ranger @ Ban-me-Thuot261 viewsUNKNOWN Cannoneer. Sandbag City. Ammo is within reach.
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DScott-1.JPGHigh Angle fire261 viewsEveryone digging through their FM6-40s for refreshers on high angle fire.
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DScott_Home.JPGHome261 viewsAin't much...but it was home to us.
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Jim_Chuck_68.jpgFO & His Boss260 viewsFO Lt Jim James (dec - 2020) and Cpt Chuck Chaplinski, "A" Company, 1/35th Inf Company commander find a shady spot in the jungle.
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MG-5.JPG4th Division Commander MG Donn Pepke260 viewsThe two-star comes to visit. Standing in ranks: PFC Eugene E. Purcell, PFC Mark Gannon, PFC Ronnie A. Goforth, Sgt Howell & MG Pepke. It was Memorial Day, 1969 at Camp Enari.
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ThePass.jpg"The Pass"259 viewsGoing thru the Mang Yang Pass on Highway 19. Looks like the road was designed for ambushes.
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Regis.JPGDaily Task259 viewsEach battery was required to register every day.
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Dixon50.jpg17th Field Hospital, Saigon259 viewsOne of our NCO's insisted that we shave close enough NOT to scratch the back of his hand or we got assigned EXTRA guard duty! He would actually rub the back of his hand across your face while in morning formation. You had hell to pay if it got scratched! My skin infection got so bad that I ended up in several hospitals, finally arriving at 17th Field Hospital in Saigon. It was a kind of poetic justice from God...
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recovery_party.jpgRecovery Party259 viewsWhile serving in the field with A/1/14, Ray was the Recon Sgt for the FO.
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