The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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Tom,JoeT.jpgThe Banquet223 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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TStuber-Denver8.JPGTerry Stuber - Denver Photos223 viewsDiana Mae & Junior Ward
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Tents.jpgEncampment222 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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FO-Munden.JPGModern-day Dennis222 viewsFO Dennis Munden at an airport. Dennis ended his duties in Vietnam as an Air Observer.
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Short-Round.jpgVietnamese Karaoke222 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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2-9th_3.jpgBanquet - The Redlegs222 viewsL to R: Bert Landau, Gary Dean Springer, Don Keith,
Jim T. James, Ed Thomas, Dennis Dauphin, Tom Roman, Mike Kurtgis, Joe Turner. Missing from picture: Ernest Correia and Jim Connolly.
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ShortAward.jpg222 viewsShort Round awarded the Canine Purple Heart.
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Rick_E_1-4.JPGNot unionized222 viewsThis may look like a break, but it isn't.
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Okie448.JPGYe Olde Redleg Inn222 viewsSgt Lee Okerstrom, left, with Lt Monty Lafitte with a "Stars & Bars" flag in the background. The sign reads "The Redleg Inn". LZ English.
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Dart.jpgFleschette221 views8,000 little stingers inside a 105mm Anti-Personnel (BeeHive) round.
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Kontum_Hills.JPGHills of Kontum Province221 viewsSome taller than others, but they provided the cool downdrafts at night to offset the hellish temps as high as 110 degrees in the summer.
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