The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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MB-8.jpgThe Waldman Collection - Mattie Beal House Tour95 viewsOh-oh...Martha Henderson spots a leak in the ceiling.
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JoeH_-_4.JPGRedlegs invited95 viewsRedlegs Jim Connolly and Mike Kurtgis share in the A-1-35 company luncheon. Jim worked in the Battalion TOC while Mike was an FO and a pilot observer.
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AK-10.JPGAircraft at An Khe runway95 viewsCobra close-ups.
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StG-12.JPGMemories of LZ St George95 viewsYep, that's me! The 106mm was a great deterrent.
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StG-20.JPGMemories of LZ St George95 viewsLooking down the long barrel of the 106mm recoilless rifle.
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Dixie_Cup_Show_2.JPGPleiku series95 viewsThe Dixie Cups perform onstage.
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Pleiku_GI_Bartering.JPGPleiku series95 viewsPlieku GI bartering: Some GI's interacting with the Vietnamese children. Notice the one young girl holding something she wants to sell.

{Webmaster's Note: Many American-made items wound up in the local black markets. It was always amazing since there were certainly no legitimate means of distribution.}
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Christmas_Pleiku_12-66.jpgPleiku series95 viewsThis was a Christmas party and dinner for kids from a local orphanage. Too bad this didn't make the news back home. It was more sensational news to sell the troops as "baby killers".
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JFO-42.JPGWorst job95 viewsGoing through villages was always a nightmare. A most dangerous set of unexpected occurrences. It's something that only those who were there understood and the media never understood what we were tasked to do.
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JFO-50.JPGHow to climb a tree?95 viewsTarzan never thought of this method.
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The_Wall.jpgVisit to "The Wall"95 viewsCacti Blue Company A/2/35 paid a visit to The Wall as part of the 2017 annual reunion activities. From Left: Pete Dykstra, David Dunn, Hal Bowling, Bob Perrone, Glenn Perrone, Art Johnson, and Bobby Day

Photo Courtesy of Joe Henderson
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