The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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GDS-204.JPGHuey74 viewsHuey nearby.
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GDS-218.JPGArty strike74 viewsEvidence of an arty strike.
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GDS-243.JPGSniper Hill74 viewsBurn, baby, burn. It was always nice to see a big prep before you got sent in...but there were never any guarantees after you arrived.
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chopper.JPG74 views
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moresmoke.jpg74 views
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Resupply.jpg74 views
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JW-11.JPGNE from LZ OD74 viewsLooking northeast from LZ OD, circa June - Aug, 1967.
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JW-25.JPG"My Favorite Lady"74 viewsThe #6 gun, pride & joy of the Section Cannoneers. LZ OD, August, 1967.
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Wald-31.JPGLZ Tip74 viewsPFC Marion N. Sullivan walks over to the #6 Section, Jan 67.
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Wald-61.JPGLZ Uplift74 viewsCrew goes into action. RTO is Cpl John Kuntz, PFC Hourigan is the Gunner, Sp4 Ernest Johnson is the Asst Gunner, Sp4 Kurt Krabbe is the Loader, and PFC Jones has his foot on the trail.
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Embassy_Wall.jpgVietnam: 2012 visit74 viewsEmbassy Wall: This is the wall that surrounded the US Embassy during the war. It was on the rooftop of the embassy that we remember helicopters flying US personnel and Vietnamese trying to flee the onrush of the North Vietnamese Army in 1975. That building has been torn down, and a US Consulate Building erected in its place.
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