The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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2010-Pitts27.JPGGoodbye!246 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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2010-Pitts28.JPGAdios!246 viewsSgt Ernest Correia packed up and ready to move out.
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DSC_0026.jpgCapt Dave's gang, C-1-35246 viewsCapt Dave Collins, C-1-35, is seated with this daughter and son-in-law; Miss Rosemary is at far left.
Photo courtesy of Steve Rainbolt.
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Okie446.JPGMore FOs and RTOs246 viewsJim ____, RTO, Rocky ____, FO, Lt Monty Lafitte, Lee Okerstrom, and Art. Taken at LZ Ross.
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DJ-6.jpgVietnamese Awards Ceremony245 viewsMaj Doug Johnson and Lt Don Keith display Vietnamese medals.
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R_R.JPGR&R - Hong Kong245 viewsTime off - R&R in Hong Kong, 26 to 31 July, 1967. The Navy's 7th Fleet is in the background.

Combat personnel are slow to get R&R dates; they are needed in the field. Wheres the typewriter Rangers go as often as they have the money to go.
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Sunrises-Sunsets.JPG245 views
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Bert-Tom.jpgThe Hospitality Suite245 viewsBert Landau and Tom Jones, 1/14th & 25th Inf Div rep get the party started in the hospitality suite.
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Bert,_Dean,_Ed2.jpgHospitality Suite245 viewsWe can laugh now! FOs Bert Landau, Ed Thomas, and Gary Dean Springer enjoy the camaraderie long after the shooting ended.
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Tents.jpgEncampment244 viewsYou know you're with the "grunts" when you call a tent "home". And when a helicopter lands, you get to chase everything all over the landscape.
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MK291.jpgAttack on The Oasis244 viewsAssortment of satchel charges and a Bangalore torpedo next to a pool of NVA Sappers blood.
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SM6.jpgCommand Conference244 viewsThe Lieutenant and our TopKick compare notes. We now know that the man seated is 1SG Clifford J. Pullan and the man at left is either Lt Moyers or Lt Baumgartner. 1SG Pullan passed away in January, 2015.
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