The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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Don_Kieth_-_2014.jpgHow?81 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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RW-M6.JPGOur Survey Hooch at LZ Montezuma81 viewsOur tented headquarters for the surveyors. Note the slick flying high above the Sikorsky Sky Crane in the background. Carrying a water trailer for a Sky Crane is a very light load for it.
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Keith_Goes_Cong.JPGHa so?81 viewsDon adapts the Vietnamese headwear; keeps the sun out of his eyes, he says.
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Joe_H-3.JPGThe ENCORE Reunion: Ft Sill, OK May, 201781 viewsDanny Fort stands proudly with his walking stick in the center of the group.
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Portland_1.jpgScenic Waterfall81 viewsThe long drop of a waterfall makes a scenic background.
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I_m_Home.jpgReturned home from Nam81 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-14.JPGCharlie Battery80 viewsReady for action.
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GDS-104.JPGLZ 510B80 viewsSetting up shop at LZ 510B.
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GDS-151.JPGWater delivery80 viewsA Chinook bringing in a water trailer. Troops thought it might be smoking-hot rum.
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