The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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Geter-1.jpgSection Chief Artie Geter207 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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2-9th_3.jpgBanquet - The Redlegs207 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.jpg207 viewsShort Round awarded the Canine Purple Heart.
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DY_2012.jpgBeen a lonnnnng time!207 viewsFt Sill, 1966 to Vietnam, 2012.
Danny returns to Vietnam in 2012; he is standing at the site of the former LZ Montezuma (renamed "Bronco" later).
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Caribou.jpgLZ Montezuma206 viewsThe Army's Caribou on the tarmac
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Sunrise-Sunsets.JPG206 views
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1stCav.jpg1st Cav was here206 viewsAt the right end of the red line is the famous 1st Cav Insignia. The 1st Cav held this Mang Yang Pass area for a long time prior to moving. The road leads to the mountain peak and stops.
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Mile_High.jpgThe Final Days206 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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SM3.jpgWooden Soldier206 viewsOtis and me posing with a French Soldier. He didn't say much.
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Bert,_Dean,_Ed2.jpgHospitality Suite206 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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Fred_Oliver.JPGModern-Day Fred206 viewsFred is a successful real estate developer, both business and residential, in San Diego, CA. He attended our historic 2/9th FA reunion in May, 2013 at Ft Sill, OK.
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TR-3.JPGFO & The FDC Crew205 viewsL to R (back): Calvin T. Garrett (Houston), Lt Charles Stout, PJ Newlin (Coloado), Phil Johnson (Pittsburgh). FR: Jay Flamme,(Colorado-deceased), Sp4 Kelly (New York), and Tom Roman. Sp4 Kelly was the brother-in-law of the famous recording artist Aretha Franklin. She dedicated the song "Mr. Kelly" to him.
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