The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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JW-2b.JPGSp4 Ronald Hammond106 viewsCannoneer Ronald L. Hammond enjoying his cigar. His cigars always appeared to be bigger than he was. Ron was a great cannoneer.
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SA-15.JPGParty Time! C-1-35 & 2/9th Arty at the LaMargarita106 viewsIt may look like a picnic table in the middle of a street scene, but it's actually the men and gals of C-1-35 and 2/9th Arty enjoying a Friday night soiree.
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JCook68.JPGBase Camp Motor Pool106 viewsBoy, I thought we were getting pretty fancy!
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JCook-125.JPGPFC Lawrence Bentman106 viewsPFC Lawrence Bentman joins me on an R&R trip to Taipei.
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JM-9.JPGSteve has the answer106 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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Maybruck.jpgAlan Maybruck106 viewsThat's me! Alan I Maybruck, Supply Clerk, May 68-69, Saratoga CA.

This was pretty much my daily routine except when there were monsoons. Instead of going to the mess hall for lunch, I'd hit the pool and listen to Simon and Garfunkel playing on someone's reel to reel tape recorder. I remember falling-in, in front of the NCO's billet, and someone sniff, sniff, sniffing then calling out, "What the hell, I smell Coppertone! " It was one of the highlights of my tour.

Our First Sergeant was guy named Webb. Few people liked him. Someone had written some graffiti on the wall of the latrine, "Don't get caught in the webb." It doesn't sound as clever now as it did when I was 23, but it's something I clearly remember as amusing.
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Ron_Watts.JPGDecember, 1968: Unusual Assignment106 viewsRon Watts, a member of the 2/9th, spent his whole tour with the 1/69th Armor.
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SK-2a.JPGARVN with kids106 viewsAn ARVN soldier stands among young kids.
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Coins-3.JPGChallenge Coins106 viewsOther coins on display at the museum.
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MB-8.jpgThe Waldman Collection - Mattie Beal House Tour106 viewsOh-oh...Martha Henderson spots a leak in the ceiling.
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