The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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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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J_Orr-2.JPG35th Reunion - 201198 viewsJohn "Moon" Mullins and long-time friend, Maj Jerry Orr.
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DY-32.JPGThen & Now: the search for Base Camp98 viewsOne of my goals on this trip was to find the location of the 2/9th base camp we had when I arrived in country in July, 1966. The first bit of evidence came when I found a picture online taken several years after we were there, and the person identified the picture as Engineer Hill. But I still didn't know where exactly that was.

{See also: War Stories - Base Camp}
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DY-32d.JPGThen & Now: the search for Base Camp98 viewsUnfortunately, when we got there, we found it was a restricted area (we couldn't even stop for pictures), so the attached picture is the best I could come with. Oh, how I would have liked to have been able to walk around that hill once more.
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DFort-Denver4.JPGCowboy Danny Fort's Photos98 viewsJim Connolly, Laura and Danny Fort
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JM-3.JPGFloyd McKendree98 viewsFloyd hails from Miami, FL.
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JM-14.JPGPardon me!98 viewsJack Johnson, Bde Liaison (I think!)
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1-69_Flag.JPGMotto: "Speed And Power"98 viewsThe unit flag of the 1/69th Armored Regiment.
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