The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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GDS-93.JPGEnroute to LZ 510B78 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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GDS-111.JPGLZ 510B78 viewsLooking across the creek into the jungle at LZ 510B.
Your mission begins when you enter the jungle and start "humping the boonies".
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GDS-219.JPGFO on break78 viewsTaking a break serving as the FO for "Bravo" Company, 1/14th Inf Regt, "The Golden Dragons".
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Tunnels.jpgVietnam: 2012 visit78 viewsHere are a couple of pictures from our tour of the Cu Chi Tunnels.

Tunnels: My wife, Linda, and I explore a short portion of the tunnels.
Pretty creepy.
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SK-22.JPGTruck Thieves on a mission78 viewsThree of us stole a truck to run to an ambush site to assist our buddies.
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SK-34.JPGThe party trick78 viewsThe Sisters and young girls helped us pull off the party trick.
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SK-39.JPGHot Dog!78 viewsWe got a Mess Tent at LZ Oasis. Don't this would qualify for the new modern-day term of "dining facility".
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Huseth-6.JPG25th Div Yearbook - Oct 1, 1941 to Oct 1, 196678 viewsNotation: SSG Anderson Lewis, holding the phone, of the 3d Section, "C" Battery. The Battery Commander was Capt Ricardo Morales.
{Notice that no one is wearing any ear plugs}
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MH-44.JPGSpecial Forces Camp78 viewsWhat's left of a Special Forces Camp. 1966. It was overrun by the NVA.
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MH5.jpgSF Camp overrun78 viewsThis Special Forces camp was overrun by the NVA near Pleiku in 1966. There were no survivors.
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MH21.jpgPages of the Bronco Bugle78 viewsThe "Bronco Bugle" even included a QUIZ! One of the questions asked "who was the leading hitter of the Houston Astros in 1965?" Ya think anyone cared?
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MH-77a.JPGMonsoon, 1966 - Tea Plantation78 viewsJust a muddy mess everywhere.
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