The Mighty Ninth

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Kontum_Hills.JPGHills of Kontum Province212 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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Sunrise-Sunsets.JPG212 views
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WS-44.JPGRare Document212 viewsA well-preserved piece of memorabilia from 38 years ago.
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Bert-Tom.jpgThe Hospitality Suite212 viewsBert Landau and Tom Jones, 1/14th & 25th Inf Div rep get the party started in the hospitality suite.
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B_Btry_firing_LZ_Lane_.jpgFire Mission!212 viewsThe men of "B" Battery work the howitzer on LZ Lane, just a couple of clicks from the Cambodian border and the site of many battles in Nov, 1967.
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TStuber-Denver6.JPGTerry Stuber - Denver Photos212 viewsBill Kull attempts to perform surgery on a biscuit (not part of his MOS training) while spouse Linda smiles for the camera.
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TamKyClouds3.jpgThe Final Days211 viewsMy last RSOP...way up in the clouds.
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Dixon21.jpgCommo Dudes: Ready for anything211 viewsThe Duc Pho hill was off to the far right- out of the photo. These HQ battery commo fellows were PFC Hogan (left) and Sgt. Trainor. They were purposely looking tough here. We managed to somehow acquire a large stash of unusual "unauthorized" firearms (I had a bunch of them) and the PFC is holding what we fondly referred to as a "grease gun". The sarge was out of Texas as I recall.
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ShortAward.jpg211 viewsShort Round awarded the Canine Purple Heart.
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SG-16.JPGThe FDC Monolith211 viewsWe could not dig down, so we had to go up with the FDC CONEX. On the left is Loy & Beringer. The trees that were left were hard as steel. Had to live around them. This firebase was quite compact.
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TS-18.jpgLZ Ranger @ Ban-me-Thuot210 viewsMen-At-Work. Close coordination between cannoneers makes for a successful gun crew.
Water can says "Non Potable". Of course, that applied to most things in Vietnam.
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1stCav.jpg1st Cav was here210 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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