The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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Turner_72.jpgFlooded rice paddy98 viewsCommon sight every day.
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Aussies.jpgDown Under?98 viewsDon't know; Ed will have to tell us. The berets and tight-fitting uniforms not usually seen in the field.
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TrngSession.jpgTraining & Demo98 viewsLooks like training in progress. Note the "stateside" fatigues with the white cloth name tags. Confirms that the timeframe is 1966.
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GDS-Menu3.jpgChristmas, 1966 Menu98 viewsChristmas Day Dinner Menu. In December, 1966, the 3rd Bde brought its troops back to firebases for a holiday break.
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DonHist1.jpg98 viewsAnother rare document courtesy of Lt Don Keith. Last sentence states that "The Mighty Ninth" was officially adopted as the unit's name by DA on 25Feb63. So now we know.
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JW-12.JPGSp4 John Waldman98 viewsTaken in August, 1967. John DEROS'd on 31Aug67.
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JW-27.JPG"A" Battery located at LZ OD98 viewsGeneral view of the battery layout.
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Wald-22.JPGCaptured98 viewsCaptured VC await processing from LZ Tip, Feb 67.
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J_Orr-3.JPG35th Reunion - 201198 viewsJohn and Jerry invite Sgt Ernest Correia into the photo...with his devilish smile, as usual.
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