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JK-1.JPGDispersement85 viewsThe last members of the 2/9th Arty are waiting on a convoy to be assigned elsewhere.
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AK-2.JPGAircraft at An Khe runway85 viewsMini-guns...nasty little buggers
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StG-13.JPGMemories of LZ St George85 viewsCobra warming up at St George.
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RW-35.JPGHeading for Hon Noc Mountain85 viewsCatching a ride and headed to the caves.
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RW-37.JPGChecking out the caves85 viewsSurveyor Chuck Peart (foreground) hanging out with some of the soldiers of the 1/14th Inf Regiment. We were called in after they found the caves.
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Gun_Ship_2.JPGLZ Uplift85 viewsThe Chinook workhorse was armed with a high rate of firing capacity. It was know as "Guns A-Go-Go. Here is a look inside.
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Dixie_Cups_Show.JPGPleiku series85 viewsThe "Dixie Cups" Show: Famous for their hit song "Going To The Chapel". The one USO show I did get to see. Was at the NCO Training school at Enari and missed the Bob Hope Show.
{Webmaster's Note: The Dixie Cups were three students at the University of New Orleans in the 1960s. They recorded the song and made it big with that one number.}
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Pleiku_School_Girls.JPGPleiku series85 viewsPleiku School Girls: Note the uniforms. The school was next to the church so I assume it was a church run school.
{Webmaster's Note: In the 60s and many years prior, Catholic churches were part of the US private (religious) school system and staffed by clergy and nuns. The Catholic school system today is a fraction of what it used to be.}
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Photog.JPGNew photo service85 viewsA new addition to the activities of this year's reunion in the Hospitality Suite was an "on-hand" photographer who shot many, many photos of everyone in attendance. His handiwork was promptly developed and posted on the board shown.
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Bert_s_Yacht.JPGView from the Condo85 viewsThere in the distance, you can see Bert's yacht, aka, "USS Landau".
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JFO-44.JPGDigging in85 viewsPerimeter defense was always crucial. The enemy was always looking for an opportunity, especially at night.
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Turner_-_Kammerer.JPGJoint Dinner - C-1-35 & 2/9th85 viewsJoe Turner listens intently to Diane Kammerer, widow of Lt Tom Kammerer, who served with the 2/9th in the 66-67 timeframe. This is Diane's second reunion with us.
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