The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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LZ_Abbey4.JPGLZ Abbey - Getting Clean82 views(continued) There is a funny story about LZ Abbey and the only South Vietnamese army soldier (Montagnards weren't South Vietnamese, they were good people) I saw in the field during my entire tour.

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JoeH_-_5.JPGTogether again82 viewsBobby Day, Hal Bowling, UNK, UNK, David Dunn, UNK, Pete Dykstra, and 2/9th Webmaster Dennis Dauphin.
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AK-3.JPGAircraft at An Khe runway82 viewsAttack Cobra
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StG-5.JPGMemories of LZ St George82 viewsChinook lifting off with its load and the "volunteer" hooker located underneath.
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StG-11.JPGMemories of LZ St George82 viewsEnemy machine guns of Chicom origin.
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StG-24.JPGMemories of LZ St George82 viewsYes, I was there.
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RW-33.JPGLZ Uplift82 viewsSetting up camp at LZ Uplift.
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RW-35.JPGHeading for Hon Noc Mountain82 viewsCatching a ride and headed to the caves.
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RW-22a.JPGMess Hall 82 viewsNew Mess Hall under construction. Dragon Mountain in the background.
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Gun_Ship_2.JPGLZ Uplift82 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 series82 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 series82 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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