The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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TStu-2.jpg500,000th round82 viewsCommemorating the half-millionth round, fired by "B" Battery. The old fuse setter to the left is a real relic.
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I_m_Home.jpgReturned home from Nam82 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-58.JPGUniform of the Day81 views"My jungle fatigues are coming in when??" Those arriving in the 1966 timeframe often had to wait for a set of jungle fatigues and jungle boots to be issued. Also, a lot of incoming personnel were given M-14s instead of the newer M-16s.
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GDS-77a.JPGFish Story?81 viewsLt Jim Daly picks a strange place to tell a fish story.
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GDS-109.JPGLZ 510B81 viewsNote the use of bamboo poles to support the sandbag roof. You used whatever you could find in the jungle.
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GDS-139.JPGLZ 510B81 viewsStill dreaming about that Corvette.
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GDS-215.JPGBurning village81 views
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GDS-223.JPGNot where you want to be81 viewsBrief stay at the hospital in Chu Lai.
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GDS-234.JPGRelaxing81 viewsSometimes you can relax in the jungle...but not for long.
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Wald-35.JPGNo Dining Room chairs81 viewsIt's standing room only at a typical gun section chow time. Taken at LZ Corral, March, 1967. L to R: PFC Johnson, PFC Hourigan, and Cpl John Kuntz.
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