The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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courier_enroute.JPGCourier Chopper Hopping101 viewsA key element of my courier assignment was to hop on a helicopter...then another...then another.
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Mar_69_Ben_Het.JPGBugging Out from Ben Het101 viewsMarch, 1969. We decided to leave Ben Het at night.
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SGM.JPGCSM Howard E. Hughes101 viewsThey called him "Pappy"...but I didn't!
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taking_break.JPGRoad Goggles101 viewsAnyone in a Vietnam road convoy knows the value of road goggles.
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JO-22.JPGReunion Photos - Jerry Orr101 viewsField training observers: L to R - Steve Sykora and Mike Kurtgis standing next to a soldier in full web gear...modern-day web gear, that is.
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Bill_Kull_at_Helicopter.JPGMemorial to a son, Angel Fire, NM101 viewsBill is next to Huey which had been added with the new landscaping. You see it as you drive up to the Memorial.
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mc-13.JPGThe Big Picture101 viewsPerimeter looking towards the road incoming to LZ Oasis.
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CS-2a.jpgWaldman Collection - Computer Simulation Class101 viewsUsing Hollywood-style projection techniques, we can simulate the lay of the land in Afghanistan.
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PG-2.JPGThe Waldman Collection - Presenting Gifts101 viewsHost Jerry Orr presents "challenge coins" to those attending this historic reunion. Jerry honors our Ft Sill host, LtCol Jones. LtCol Jones was responsible for the guided tour of the current artillery basic training site visits.
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PG-13.jpgThe Waldman Collection - Presenting Gifts101 viewsHost Jerry Orr presents a "challenge coin" to Ed Mahoney.
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Not_Sure.JPGLikely taken around Sept/Oct, 1969.101 viewsNot sure where or when. Probably Sept/Oct '69. Getting ready to go out again (since I am wearing the flack jacket must be lifers in the background). Can't make out the folks behind me.
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BC-_Hillbilly.JPGSent to me by others101 viewsBack of photo says "BC & Hillbilly". Pictures were sent to me over the years by Tex Shelton and Jackie Catron; most were taken before I arrived at the battery.
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