The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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10th_Cav.JPG10th Cav airships126 viewsJanuary, 1969. I think all this stuff belongs to the 10th Cav.
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bob_brown.JPGPFC Stephen "Bob" Brown - Commo Guy126 viewsThis is Bob Brown, MOS 36K, Field Wireman with A/2/9.
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Jan_69_niteshift.JPGJanuary, 1969: The Night Shift126 viewsHere I am on the night shift, 2300hrs to 0700hrs. It was quiet and I liked that!
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Lea2_Mail.JPGMail Call126 viewsMost important moment of the day. My friend Eugene Lea checks his mail.
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Lea_Baird.JPGReady to push?126 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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me_injeep.JPGCommo Work126 viewsAugust, 1969. We made a run to the "Rock Pile" (Engineer Hill) to check on a retrans (re-transmission) station.
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oct_69_courer.JPGOctober, 1969: The big move from Oasis to Camp Enari126 viewsAfter the move to Camp Enari, I had another job handed to me. I became a Courier.
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JO-17.JPGReunion Photos - Jerry Orr126 viewsWhat's inside these new flak vests? Joe Cook, Mike Huseth, Moon Mullins and John Cashin await the answer.
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MH-83.JPGMonsoon, 1966 - Tea Plantation126 viewsWell, why not? Add a morning fog to the mud from the monsoon.
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PFC_Ryan.JPGHappy Camper126 viewsPFC Danny J. Ryan of the 3rd gun section, Charlie Battery.
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Cpt_Williams_NG.JPGBC John S. Williams126 viewsCaptain Williams was the BC when I got to the battery. He was a great troop leader but I believe he was relieved when rear Battalion brass visited. We were trying to save rounds from a flooded ammo bunker. The brass did not like that all of us were shirtless, including the BC, and that he was actually helping hump rounds. There was a few words exchanged between Williams and the basecamp brass, which they apparently also disliked.
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Clint_Curry,_Hooking_Up.JPGHooking up the CH-47126 viewsExciting task. Who wants to do it? Well, here's Sp5 Clint Curry volunteering to get under the mechanical beast. My notes indicate Clint was hooking up the howitzer for a hip shoot on LZ Cathy as it lifted off in Sept, 1969. The Advance Party discovered the proposed LZ wasn't ready and they used up all our C-4 cooking supplies to blow down trees. I still remember the lousy smell of those heat tabs....ugh.
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