The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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Keith_Goes_Cong.JPGHa so?97 viewsDon adapts the Vietnamese headwear; keeps the sun out of his eyes, he says.
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TStu-2.jpg500,000th round97 viewsCommemorating the half-millionth round, fired by "B" Battery. The old fuse setter to the left is a real relic.
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GDS-203.JPGArty strike96 viewsAircraft observing strike.
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GDS-242b.JPGSniper Hill96 viewsMission assignment in the background; grunt luggage in the foreground.
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Wald-37.JPGBeautiful sight96 viewsThere it is...in all its glory...the 105mm howitzer, towed. In the background is Sp4 Whitman Jones. In the foreground is Sp4 Kurt Krabbe. Both men are listed on the 1Oct67 ""A" Battery roster. This is the #6 piece at LZ Corral.
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Embassy_Wall.jpgVietnam: 2012 visit96 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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The_old.jpgVietnam: 2012 visit96 viewsWe saw a lot of same methods used during the harvest season, but some new ones, as well. We were fortunate to be there for the harvest season so Linda could see what that was like.

The Old: We saw lots of water buffalo.
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SK-34.JPGThe party trick96 viewsThe Sisters and young girls helped us pull off the party trick.
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SK-38.JPGA Duet96 viewsIt was definitely "pre-American Idol" here.
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