The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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Denver-9.JPGParty Time99 viewsGreg Malnar, seated in background, Lyle Shargent's son standing, Ed Thomas, "Moon" Mullins, and Jerry Orr in the foreground.
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JM-7.JPGCastelletti99 viewsJim Castelletti, formerly of Springfield; now Chatham, IL.
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JM-9.JPGSteve has the answer99 viewsSteve Skyora, PA. Now...what was the question?

Heh...it was, "what F-stop am I using with this camera"? (Minolta SR-T 101)
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JM-15.JPGSgt Butler99 viewsSgt Butler, Brigade Liaison, Austin, TX. Sgt Butler was good at charming those dames right out of their clothes!
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Nam_Barracks.JPGBarracks99 viewsAre we stateside yet? Looks more and more like typical stateside barracks life.
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SK-2a.JPGARVN with kids99 viewsAn ARVN soldier stands among young kids.
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Coins-4.JPGChallenge Coins99 viewsDisplay of the challenge coins.
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mc-10.JPGThe Mess Hall99 viewsThis is the Mess Hall at LZ Oasis; it had a dirt floor. I don't know its origins. This is the building that we totally refurbished into a first class dining place.
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MB-11.jpgThe Waldman Collection - Mattie Beal House Tour99 viewsCrank up the music and listen to "Porgy & Bess".
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RC-7.jpgThe Waldman Collection - Retirement Ceremony99 viewsGroup photo after the conclusion of the retirement ceremonies.
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Clint_Curry,_Sept,_1969.JPGPortable Generator99 viewsSp5 Clint Curry (Deceased, 4/18) sits on the jeep that was used as our portable big radio generator at LZ St George that we lifted out on hip shoots. It was later totalled and dx'd with less than 100 miles on the odometer. A combat casualty.
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Clint_Curry,_Hooking_Up.JPGHooking up the CH-4799 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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