The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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J_Orr-30.JPGSaturday Night Banquet104 viewsLen Berkel & Nancy Cowan
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Denver-1.JPGIt's Party Time!104 viewsJerry Orr, "Moon" Mullins, and Steve Sykora joining C-1-35 at the Rock Bottom Grill in Denver for the annual get-together with The Mighty Ninth.
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DFort-Denver13.JPGCowboy Danny Fort's Photos104 viewsWow...now the party has gone into overdrive!
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JC-6.JPGBruney104 viewsGlenn Bruney tosses one back; no "beer gut" here.
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Battery_Clerk.JPGBattery Clerks of the 2/9th Arty104 viewsAlmost looks like he's working stateside. He's James L. Keller, 2/9th Hq, Svc Battery. Photo dated 1969.

{Webmaster Note: It's interesting to compare the photos from 1966 to the ones in '69 and later. It looks like we were eventually fighting a stateside war overseas. I refer to it as a "summer camp live fire exercise"}
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convoy_to_oasis-a.JPGApril, 1969: Convoy to Oasis104 viewsHigh ground provides a clear view of the road to LZ Oasis.
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dog.JPGSam104 viewsMarch, 1969. The dog's name is "Sam, the GI".
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Lea_Baird.JPGReady to push?104 viewsPFC Eugene Lea in the foreground; Captain Robert Baird, ADA, in the background. In case the jeep conks out, they gotta push it.
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Valley_Fire5.JPGJanuary, 1969: Firing across the valley104 viewsLooking around the firebase.
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SC13-_69Armor.JPGAPC M113104 viewsJanuary, 1969. The track is dug in position.
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DY-Nam4.jpgDown the trail in Nam104 viewsDanny comes across some concrete steps with initials and the inscription "1969" while re-visiting the LZ Uplift area in Vietnam.
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Price_Reunion_9.jpgReunion Photos - Dave Price104 viewsAh....the great memories of the FDC tools in Vietnam. The only thing missing is the CONEX container. Without that, the FDC would be out of commission with the jungle weather environment we faced daily.
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