The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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C-2-9_sign.jpgBattery Sign for C-2-9100 viewsRon Goldmaker's sign indicates that C-2-9 was the "Big Bopper" for Cacti Blue (2/35th Inf).
Singer JP Richardson would be proud.
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Pole_Repair.JPGAfter Mother's Day Attack100 viewsSteven Cox at the Oasis, climbing the pole to make repairs.
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Pole_Repair-2.JPGAfter Mother's Day Attack100 viewsSteven Cox at the Oasis, on the pole after the Mother's Day attack at LZ Oasis. We are fixing the cable that was cut the night before. One of the men on the shown below me is the Commo Sgt. This photo was taken with a Polaroid I had to work on it to get it this good.
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RW-53.JPGBan Me Thout100 viewsChild giving directions? He said, "Me no VC; VC go that way. Assisting US troops could prove dangerous. Typical Vietnamese children in Ban Me Thout.
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RW-49a.JPGDestroying the caves100 viewsThat's me. I have my trusty rifle and machete in hand cutting through the elephant grass. Most likely cutting a path for other surveyors dragging a survey chain to get a measurement between two points.
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RW-48a.JPGDestroying the caves100 viewsSolitary poncho; our home away from home, 4 star accommodations.
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Yates_-_Tennerman.jpgHonor Flight to DC100 viewsI spent this past weekend (June, 2015) acting as Escort for my wife's uncle on
an Honor Flight to Washington, DC. Earl Tennerman was in the Navy, and
wounded at Peleliu in the Palau Islands when his ship was hit by enemy fire.
We participated in the 71st anniversary of D-Day commemoration service. Earl got to lay a
wreath at the World War II memorial.
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JFO-12.JPGOh-so-familiar!100 viewsYeah, this may look like just another shot of a Huey, but checking out the foreground, you can tell it is on a resupply run. There are boxes of C-rats, bundles of sandbags just waiting to be filled, a jerry can and 52-gallon drum. Maybe this is where UPS got the idea.
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JFO-34.JPGField Conference100 viewsWhatever it is, it looks important.
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JFO-70.JPGDamaged photo100 viewsThis photo may not be especially clear, but it clearly depicts life in the boonies with the ground grunts.
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Joe_2.jpgAt the top100 viewsSome unit members attending the reunion ventured to the top of the Doubletree Hilton to enjoy the revolving restaurant up there.


Photo Courtesy of Joe Henderson
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