The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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JFO-8.JPGMy Friend100 viewsHe's putting that canteen cup to good use. Good shot of typical living quarters in the boonies.
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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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AS-21.JPGUnloading100 viewsOne the howitzer is on the ground, we unload and set that sucker up for firing.
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FP-6.jpgThursday Firepower Demonstration100 viewsSpectators, Visitors, Redlegs of the 2/9th FA and the OCS Alumni anxiously await the start of the Firepower Demo under beautiful blue skies.
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Dining_Hall_Lunch.jpgDining Hall100 viewsOur redlegs enjoy a lunch meal inside the new military-style Dining Hall. KP (kitchen police) was eliminated many years ago. The new style offers many choices of food and drink.
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Induction.jpg1-19th Training Area100 viewsCapt Johnson makes a surprise announcement: "We are turning back the hands of time today and you are hereby inducted into the U. S. Army! Give me 50 pushups! Nevermind, you can stay retired."
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RW-3~0.JPGThursday Firepower Demonstration100 viewsVisitors and Guests were allowed to "walk the line" of artillery equipment on display prior to the demonstration. The bleachers are in the background.

Photo courtesy of Bob Wilson
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Card_from_Joe.jpgChristmas Card from friend Manuel "Joe" Guerrero100 viewsManuel "Joe" Guerrero sent a Christmas card to let me know that he was "selected" and made it to Vietnam with the deployment of the 3rd Brigade of the 25th Inf Division. My service ended in September, 1965, but I stayed in touch with my buddies.

Joe's card reads, "Hoping you have a good time. As you can see, I made "the 4" (rank). Nice Christmas present from the Army along with Vietnam. It's official. Best Wishes for the New Year. Joe
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