The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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Cacti_Grunt_Club.JPGBeer Hall92 viewsWho knew? The Cacti battalion had their very own beer hall! Salud! (burp)
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Running_thru_the_Jungle.JPGCong -or- Cong Fighter?92 viewsDon can play for either side.
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Major_Punji_Trap.JPGPunji Stakes92 viewsOne of the nastiest booby traps in all of Vietnam was the punji stake trap. A hole in the ground was covered up to hide the sharply-pointed stakes pointing upward, usually with poison on the tips. The idea wasn't to kill US troops, but to take them out of the battle and to demoralize their comrades.
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Joe_H_Sill-1~0.JPGThe ENCORE Reunion: Ft Sill, OK May, 201792 viewsDanny Fort, a nearby resident of Ft Sill, stands proudly in the center of the photo with his walking stick.
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Joe_H.JPGMen of the 35th - Our brothers in combat92 viewsAttached Pic is from 1969, Stand down. If you knew any of the these men you were lucky, because they had my back and yours over there. It’s a Family shot taken in dim light. The drink of the day was Beer and RC Cola. Eighty cases of beer and forty cases of soda were consumed by the next morning.

Photo courtesy of Joe Soga/Joe Henderson
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GDS-43.JPGBattery Commander91 views"Alpha" Battery commander Capt Higgins. He was followed by Capt Keith Carlton and then by Capt Mike Casp (KIA, Nov 1967)
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GDS-137.JPGLZ 510B91 views"Hey...can you hold it down? I'm trying to talk here!"
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GDS-178.JPGLZ Montezuma91 viewsThe resupply pad at LZ Montezuma
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GDS-Menu2.jpgChristmas, 1966 Menu91 viewsInside Cover: Message from Commanding General.
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