The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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DFort4a.jpgLZ Hardcore216 viewsTaken during the 1968 Tet Offensive.
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Mile_High.jpgThe Final Days216 viewsUnk Cannoneer uses a truck mirror to shave high up in the mountains of Tam Ky. At far left, another cannoneer holds the boresight target. On the ground, note the pickaxe and shovel. Tam Ky was my last "duty station" in Vietnam.
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Okie447.JPGWeapon maintenance216 viewsIn the center sits FO Lt Bert Landau, surrounded by Recon Sgts & RTOs. Photo taken around Tam Ky in 1967.
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Dixon-74.jpgThe magic of AKAI215 viewsI purchased the red-hot Akai 1800-SD tape recorder that recorded 8-track tapes. The price back then was $238.
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TStuber-Denver8.JPGTerry Stuber - Denver Photos215 viewsDiana Mae & Junior Ward
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Slide50.jpgLast Line of Defense214 viewsLt Dauphin using sidearm .45 caliber. Perimeter defense rehearsals were common.
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CommoWire.jpgFun job214 viewsThe commo guys had to run wire all over the place. Here some of it is exposed.
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MK263.jpgOut of uniform214 viewsGreat to get that uniform off and clean up.
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Geter-1.jpgSection Chief Artie Geter214 viewsSFC Artie Geter, right, was always the first section to report "Ready!" to the XO. So, I promoted Artie to "Base Piece" Section Chief, an honor among cannoneers.
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Short-Round.jpgVietnamese Karaoke214 viewsOur famous 2/9th roving mascot, "Short Round" appears to be evaluating this Vietnamese choral group. Wonder if they made it to the next level?
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Tom,JoeT.jpgThe Banquet214 viewsTom Roman, left, and Joe Turner, right, attend their first reunion with the 35th Inf Regt. Tom & Joe are FDC veterans, putting fire on the target for the 35th.
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