The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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IMG_6147.jpgFound my Freedom Bird!104 viewsI arranged the visit with the public affairs officer at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, TX. The plane is used for dog training at Lackland, and has the wings and tail removed. The Air Force could not have been more hospitable towards us. It was really cool to be back aboard again.

Incidentally, I read the entire book Fail Safe out loud to the guy next me
on the way home. I don't know why!
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JFO-23.JPGSpeed Trap?104 viewsYes...speeding tickets were issued in Vietnam.
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JFO-29.JPGDefensive perimeter104 viewsA .50 caliber was usually a major distraction for the enemy to enter our perimeter.
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JFO-56.JPGGrunts in full gear104 views
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GDB-6.jpgNo Wonder!!104 viewsNo wonder "B" Battery of the 2/9th had the best FDC! Looka these handsome dudes! From Left: Chris Henry, Me, and Cowboy Danny Fort. You can see how seriously undernourished Danny Fort was back then.
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GDB-20.JPGDon't give him a sword!104 viewsAnytime there's trouble, Cowboy Danny Fort is in the middle of it.
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JC-11.JPGWriting home104 viewsAnyone know who this might be?
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AS-22.JPGCup of Cofee104 viewsOnce I get my morning coffee, I'm ready to go.
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Orr_Conference_Rm.jpgA Visit to the Orr Conference Room104 viewsOrganizer Jerry Orr has been honored with a Battalion Conference Room named in his honor.

Here you see a "Now & Then" comparison as Jerry poses next to a very old photo (jus' kiddin')
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RW-10~0.JPGPATRIOT AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM104 viewsIt may look like two large wooden boxes, but inside are two Patriot missiles each. Not much for looks, but as long as they work....

PHOTO COURTESY OF BOB WILSON
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Bert___Ladies.jpgAlways happens104 viewsBert Landau always finds the ladies at every 35th Inf Regt Reunion.
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Shields00.jpgFiring batter104 viewsNote changing out a PD fuse for a VT fuse. Signs made for HE and Willy Peter rounds. Note how neat and carefully this munitions are stored.

PFC Jimmy Gribbins and UNK
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