The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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Turner_17.jpgTarget Practice103 viewsCH-47 Armed Chinooks, "Guns A-Go-Go" provide demonstrations and target practice.
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Turner_104.jpgConvoy103 viewsSights on a convoy.
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Illini.jpgBravo Battery located at LZ Illini103 viewsNote the M2 Aiming Circle and the bore calibration board.
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ShelterSign.jpg103 viewsThis is amazing: a carefully and painstakingly-lettered sign found near a cave entrance requesting that the shelter not be attacked. Well...you can always ask, can't you?
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GDS-Cal-1.jpg"Short Timer's" Calendar103 viewsWoo-Hoo! Only 100 days left in-country. Some calendars started at 90 days, the same time the Bn Adjutant recorded you as a "90-day drop". Most everybody had a calendar.
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JW-15.JPGJust a little horseplay103 viewsLooks like PFC Hourigan is making a grab for John's beer.
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Wald-2.JPGBase Camp, 1966103 viewsPFC Marion Sullivan standing between the trails.
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Wald-6.JPGBase Camp - Christmas, 1966103 viewsAnother typical day in Nam; Huey arrives in lower left center into the firebase.
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Wald-49.JPGVung Tau: In-country R&R Center103 views"Stop" sign with a triangle. Foreign countries use different symbols.
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SA-14.JPGParty Time! C-1-35 & 2/9th Arty at the LaMargarita103 viewsLt Bert "Bert-Ku" Landau sharing smiles with Sgt Edwin Moor and guest Lou Ann.
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SA-20.JPGParty Time! C-1-35 & 2/9th Arty at the LaMargarita103 viewsSgt John Waldman, right, had the distinction of having served with both Lt Dennis Dauphin and Lt Dennis Munden in the FDC, Lt Don Keith in the field, and a few others as John attended his first reunion. So glad to see you John!
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