The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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Wald-41.JPG"On the Way"81 viewsPhoto catches the perfect angle of recoil. Cpl John Kuntz is the Gunner and Sp4 John Waldman is the Asst Gunner. Fire mission in progress at LZ Corral. Note carefully the "ear protection" used by artillerymen. No wonder we're all deaf!
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Rex_Hotel.jpgVietnam: 2012 visit81 viewsRex Hotel: We stayed in the Rex Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. The rooftop bar was a favorite watering hole for reporters and soldiers during the war.
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SK-37.JPGTalent Night in the combat zone81 viewsLots of talent on display here. {Perhaps he was singing "Running Through The Jungle"?) Don't ask me where the drums came from!
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Huseth-5.JPG25th Div Yearbook - Oct 1, 1941 to Oct 1, 196681 viewsPhoto commemorates the firing of the 1st round in Vietnam by Charlie Battery. By July, 1966 the 2/9th had fired it's 50,000th round. Artilleryman at left is SFC Bobby D. Smith, the Chief of Firing Battery.
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MH-52.JPGConference81 viewsPicture taken near Tea Plantation along Hwy 19. One of our guys huddles with the kids at lower right.
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MH-51.JPGSightseeing on Hwy 1981 viewsMore sights along the highway.
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MH5.jpgSF Camp overrun81 viewsThis Special Forces camp was overrun by the NVA near Pleiku in 1966. There were no survivors.
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MH26.jpgTea Time81 viewsAerial view of a tea plantation located alongside Hwy 19.
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