The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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RW-M1.JPGArrival at LZ Montezuma69 viewsA typical Vietnamese village off Highway 1.
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DTurner-10.jpgOur 105mm "popgun" artillery69 views
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Keith_Goes_Cong.JPGHa so?69 viewsDon adapts the Vietnamese headwear; keeps the sun out of his eyes, he says.
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Flag_is_Captured.JPGI got it!69 viewsEvery battle known to man is to capture the other guy's flag. Here it is!
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EET3a.jpgLt Edwin E. Thomas, FO for both the 35th and the 14th Regts69 viewsWe Were Soldiers...and Young...and Fit...and Good Looking...and all that. A "modern-day" photo can be found at the end of this album.
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Joe_H-4~0.JPGThe ENCORE Reunion: Ft Sill, OK May, 201769 viewsL to R: Bill Henson, President of the 35th Inf Regt Assn, our Guest of Honor for including the 2/9th FA to their Reunions; Jim Connolly, a member of the Bn TOC, and Joe Henderson, also a TOC veteran. Joe was deceased in 4/21.
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TStu-2.jpg500,000th round69 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-28.JPGConvoy Duty68 viewsGoing down Highway 14
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GDS-50.JPGRSOP-ing68 viewsA look inside the Chinook. A fully-loaded jeep is in the transport.

Enroute to LZ 10B
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GDS-74.JPGArmy's Caribou68 viewsThe US Army's last claim to fixed-wing fame: The Caribou.
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GDS-93.JPGEnroute to LZ 510B68 viewsEvidence of artillery and air strikes prior to a Combat Assault insertion. The code name for the prepping was a "Battle King".
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