The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

Most viewed
DK-W2.jpg
DK-W2.jpg96 views
DK-W5.jpg
DK-W5.jpgStreams & Rivers96 viewsDon't look for any bridges. The infantry had to cross rivers as they found them. That meant getting soaking wet and wearing it too. The streams were often a source of leeches.
105Psn.JPG
105Psn.JPGBattery Position96 views
Aerial.jpg
Aerial.jpgView from the chopper96 viewsNo collection of Vietnam photos is complete without a shot of the M-60 doorgunner's bird's eye view flying over a rice paddy.
GDS-13.JPG
GDS-13.JPGCharlie Battery96 viewsNote the use of 360-degree cannon emplacements. Ready to fire in any direction.
GDS-66.JPG
GDS-66.JPGFire Mission96 viewsThe firing position is still being prepared while a fire mission is in progress.
GDS-128.JPG
GDS-128.JPGTossing away96 viewsEvery LZ had a trash pit. The enemy would occasionally bury unexploded AF ordnance in there. Clever little bastards.
GDS-176.JPG
GDS-176.JPGThe Ammo Officer96 viewsLt Springer serving as the Bn Ammo officer for the 2/9th Arty at LZ Montezuma, Duc Pho. To heck with this job...I'm going back into the field. And he did just that.
GDS-185.JPG
GDS-185.JPGDuc Pho Orphanage96 viewsChildren of the orphanage. They are the ones you remember the most.
GDS-186.JPG
GDS-186.JPGDuc Pho96 viewsLong building with metal roof.
GDS-218.JPG
GDS-218.JPGArty strike96 viewsEvidence of an arty strike.
Sunrisexx.jpg
Sunrisexx.jpg96 viewsMorning sunrises and evening sunsets in Nam were a sight to behold.
4987 files on 416 page(s) 318