The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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Wald-32b.jpgLighted Barber Pole75 viewsHow do you find your deflection stake in the dark? Well, here's how.
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Embassy_Wall.jpgVietnam: 2012 visit75 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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SK-40.JPGThe Innocents75 viewsAlways painful to see young children in a war zone. Here they are pictured against the red earth near LZ Oasis. I volunteered for MedCap duty as you will note in the next few photos.
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Huseth-8.JPGRoster - 2/9th FA75 viewsContinued from previous photo. This photo lists Batteries "A", "B" & "C". You will find a very easy to read version on the website under the tab "Awards, Rosters & Orders".
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MH-46.JPGThe Old and the New75 viewsThese are members of the DivArty staff. The Sergeant Major Henry, with the newest uniform, is at right. Meanwhile, you get a good trip down memory lane with the OD uniforms, the white cloth name tags and the later camouflaged name tags. The Sergeant Major, of course, is wearing the "uniform-to-be"...jungle fatigues and jungle boots.
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MH-65.JPGBird Dog75 viewsBird Dog on the airstrip. Looks like the soldier in the white tee shirt is running cable.
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Huseth-11.JPG25th Div Yearbook - Oct 1, 1941 to Oct 1, 196675 viewsCourtesy of the yearbook, we learn that the 1/69th Armor was the first tank unit to arrive. They were initially assigned to the Cu Chi area and then moved north with us to the Central Highlands.
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Park_Entrance.jpgAngel Fire Entrance75 viewsEntrance to the museum.
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Angel_Fire_Entrance.jpgEntrance75 viewsEntrance to the memorial park.
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BS-3.jpgThe Waldman Collection - Buffalo Soldier Barracks75 viewsRetired SGM Wallace Moore tells the story of the Buffalo Soldiers stationed at Ft Sill.
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