The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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JCook-108.JPGWar Zone humor85 viewsThe sign reads: "The Bombproof Hilton". Underneath it reads "Conveniently located..." before the print fades.
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JCook-116.JPGStanding by85 viewsThe trails are closed; tools packed...waiting for liftoff to another LZ.
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DY-28.jpgThen and Now85 viewsHere is a comparison picture of the airstrip in Duc Pho. I wasn't able to make an exact comparison because I couldn't get to the other side of the runway, as it is a restricted area, but it is close enough to see how the area has changed. {However, the background is unmistakable!)
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SK-12.JPGBooby Trap location85 viewsThis area was booby-trapped; I was almost killed here.
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SK-49.JPG"Mission Impossible"85 viewsWe had a small TV and we watched "Mission Impossible".
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SK-4a.JPGTOC85 viewsHere I am standing outside the below-ground TOC. Note sign at right.
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Huseth-10.JPG25th Div Yearbook - Oct 1, 1941 to Oct 1, 196685 viewsPhoto shows Westmoreland addressing troops. Identified in the photo are "Keller" (not found on roster), SFC Bobby D. Smith and SSG Norman Smith.
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mc-14.JPGBoss Man85 viewsCSM Howard B. Hughes; not related to the other Howard Hughes. He was the Command Sergeant Major for the battalion.
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PG-16.jpgThe Waldman Collection - Presenting Gifts85 viewsHost Jerry Orr presents a "challenge coin" to Raymond Hobbs, RTO for Dennis Munden, FO.
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PG-20.jpgThe Waldman Collection - Presenting Gifts85 viewsHost Jerry Orr presents a "challenge coin" to artillery surveyor Danny Yates. This was a very emotional moment for all of us.
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LG-3.JPGThe Waldman Collection - Presenting Gifts85 viewsJerry and Barbara present special gifts for the ladies.
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LG-2.JPGThe Waldman Collection - Presenting Gifts85 viewsJerry and Barbara present special gifts for the ladies.
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