The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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Don_Kieth_-_2014.jpgHow?86 viewsHow did I get so old so fast??

Don attends a Veterans Day ceremony in Bartlett, TN on Nov 11, 2014. Truly, he is an image of "the old warrior".
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Jim_Keller.jpgMaking it through the day86 viewsNothing like a little shot to keep you going...........
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RW-19.JPGWhen there's no enemy around to fight...86 viewsStaying in shape by practicing bayonet drills. Redlegs Dino Martin and Pfc Gordon G. Roufs.
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RW-28.JPGWilson and Roufs86 viewsPfc Wilson and Pfc Gordon G. Roufs outside the tent. Looks like Wilson got a tetanus booster shot.
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RW-Firing_Battery2.jpgGoing to the field86 viewsLanding in a firing battery to get our work done.
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RW-M4.JPGArrival at LZ Montezuma86 viewsA view looking out towards the South China Sea.
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Don_K_2015.JPGVeteran's Day, 201586 viewsStill standing tall 48 years after Vietnam.

SALUTE!
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Keith_Blues.jpgModern Day Don86 viewsOld soldiers never die; they just buy dress blue uniforms (if they still fit). Don dresses out in full regalia at a reunion.
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DTurner-10.jpgOur 105mm "popgun" artillery86 views
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I_m_Home.jpgReturned home from Nam86 viewsWell, I made it back home. I went over in a khaki uniform and still wearing it at Camp Chaffee, AR for the National Guard's ATT. I was the Safety Officer, assigned to protect the good people of Ft Smith from losing any cattle or their City Hall. They had reason for concern, too.

So....here's my story in pictures.
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GDS-107.JPGMortar Section85 viewsA 4.2 (four-deuce) mortar position.
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