The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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DSC_0024.jpgCacti Saturday Night Banquet231 viewsSmiles all around.

Photo courtesy of Steve Rainbolt.
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DSC_0023.jpg231 viewsPhoto courtesy of Steve Rainbolt.
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FO-Map.jpgFO's Map, Highway 19230 viewsThe red line is Hwy 19. H&I fire areas are marked as well as the "Delta Tangos" (defensive concentrations) for quick reaction in case of contact.
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DM10.jpgHi, Mom!230 viewsLt Dennis Munden. A "modern-day" photo can be found at the end of this file.
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Hiway19.JPGWinding Road - 19230 viewsThe infamous Highway 19 had both low and high elevations. It appears that a unit patch was constructed just above the road, center of photo.
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2008Reunion-29.jpgGoodbye!230 viewsA view of the host hotel, the St. Louis Millennium on early Sunday morning, July 27th as members and guests prepare to depart for home.
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My_GTO.jpgGot me one too!230 viewsWhen I got home, I indeed traded in my Ford XL convertible for a new GTO.
Here I am with my GTO convertible. It was loaded with everything I could put on the form! I often said that dreaming of owning that car is a lot of what made me want to survive!
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2010-Pitts27.JPGGoodbye!230 viewsFO Lt Don Kieth has told all of his "war stories" (again). He and wife Barb departing from the lobby of the Radisson.
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SG-9.JPGSteve & Caesar - FDC guys230 viewsMe and George "Caesar" Skulzachek, FDC mates. Kept searching for George after Vietnam without success. Finally learned that he passed away.
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Landing.JPGScenic view229 viewsOn location at LZ OD.
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ARVN_camp.jpgThe ARVN / CIDG Compound229 viewsLocated on a hill mass on Hwy 19 in the vicinity of the infamous Mang Giang Pass, this was a radio relay station inhabited by civilians and their families. This compound was a source of constant aggravation.
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BlownBridge.jpgHwy 19 - Bridge Down229 viewsThe VC loved to remind us that they were around. This bridge was vital to the many convoys and local commerce down Hwy 19. Sp5 Bob Wilson has the same photo, more to the right, of this same bridge destruction.
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