The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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EET3a.jpgLt Edwin E. Thomas, FO for both the 35th and the 14th Regts95 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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GDS-14.JPGCharlie Battery94 viewsReady for action.
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GDS-152.JPGLZ Tip94 viewsLt Springer, serving as the Btry CO of "Delta" Battery, stands outside his "home" at LZ Tip.
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SK-41.JPG"MedCap"94 viewsProviding medical assistance to Vietnamese civilians. Here the kids mingle with the Medics.
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MH4.jpgRecon Sergeants94 viewsSgt Walter G. Hyatt (foreground) and Aubrey Dale Ramsey (hiding in smoke cloud) serving as Recon Sgts with an FO team. Photo taken near Pleiku in 1966. Ramsey served with the 35th Inf Regiment. Both Hyatt and Ramsey are deceased.
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MH6.jpgSF Camp overrun94 viewsDamage from the attack. The truck is destroyed; there were no survivors after the camp was overrun. The inability to protect the SF camps led to the escalation of units sent to Vietnam in 1965 and 1966.
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MH-7a.JPGTake Two94 viewsAlways take two photos in case one doesn't come out right. Look carefully and you'll find differences in the photos.
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Danny___Jerry_Orr.JPGVisit to the memorial94 viewsDanny Fort and I were seated near the brick layers. Everyone tries to get a good spot to "set up camp." Could see all that was going on and meet a lot of people.
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