The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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DY-Nam4.jpgDown the trail in Nam120 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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SK-60.JPG"On the Way, Over"120 viewsWell...that's what we said until Ft Sill said the radio transmission was too long. It became "Shot, Over!"
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SR-1.jpgReunion Photos - Stu Royle120 viewsFirst Stop: Britz Hall, home of the basic trainees. The old war vets mingle with the new breed of drill sergeants.
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WTC-9.jpgReunion Photos - Wayne Crochet120 viewsHere are a couple of artillery recruits who are foreign nationals, one from Africa and one from Korea. They will get their US citizenship commensurate with their graduation from basic training. Photo taken as the recruits were undergoing field training.
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JO-21.JPGReunion Photos - Jerry Orr120 viewsTraining observers - L to R: Mike Alexander, Rob Smitha and M/M Stu Royle.
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MH-79.JPGMonsoon, 1966 - Tea Plantation120 viewsMonsoons were a part of doing business in Vietnam...muddy business.
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MH-84.JPG85mm mortar120 viewsMortar firing exercise. Notice EVERYONE has their fingers in their ears!!
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John___Mary_Cashin.JPGOkla Military Hall of Fame120 viewsJohn & Mary Cashin attend Jerry's induction into the Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame.
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mc-9.JPGCarpenter in chief120 viewsSFC Clyde A. Roker turns ammo boxes into building materials. His "regular job" was working in the Battalion TOC. In the rear at left is Jim Castelletti.
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RRs-2.JPGCombat Survival120 viewsPage 2 of the Standing Orders, Rogers Rangers.

Sounds like good common sense for surviving in a combat zone.
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Pleiku_Beer_Joint.JPGPleiku series120 viewsBeer Joint in Pleiku. The bar is named "Play Boys". The American popularity of Playboy magazine spread around the world obviously.
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Photo_Display.JPGNew photo service120 views...and the pictures kept a'coming..........
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