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DK-PFC.jpg248 viewsYeah...I started out as a Private, but they demoted me to Lieutenant, Forward Observer, Field Artillery, and sent me to Nam.
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Mile_High.jpgThe Final Days248 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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ShortAward.jpg248 viewsShort Round awarded the Canine Purple Heart.
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TStuber-Denver6.JPGTerry Stuber - Denver Photos248 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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Sunrise-Sunsets.JPG247 views
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MK263.jpgOut of uniform247 viewsGreat to get that uniform off and clean up.
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Geter-1.jpgSection Chief Artie Geter247 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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Dixon16.jpgWork Crew247 viewsMy work crew. We completed a new perimeter bunker at Duc Pho... a WELCOME improvement and 100% safer than what we had in the early days! Taken with a Polaroid on a self-timer. Not bad, huh? The boy next to me was one of two kids (a boy and a girl) I adopted from a local orphanage. We had a program where we could adopt orphaned kids and contribute something to their care each month. There were four Vietnamese helping us build this big bunker and they are all in this photo. The guy just over my shoulder to the left side of the photo was Roman (not sure if the same Roman listed on your site). The fellow behind me and in between the two Vietnamese was from Philadelphia... and I must say I cannot remember his name because we always called him "Philly" anyway! The other two GIs on the left are UNK (names forgotten).
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TS-18.jpgLZ Ranger @ Ban-me-Thuot246 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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WS-44.JPGRare Document246 viewsA well-preserved piece of memorabilia from 38 years ago.
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Dixon19.jpgUnique 2/9th Icon246 viewsAnother photo showing the 2/9th symbol again on the nose of a truck. These were only painted on our vehicles and appeared on the nose and the hood. Later in 1968, they seemed to stop doing this graphic. Someone high up in 4th Division resented what they viewed as a leftover icon from 25th, but as far as I know, the symbol was not 25th and was used by 2/9th.
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2-9th_3.jpgBanquet - The Redlegs246 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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