The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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GDS-19.JPGPlei Me99 viewsCIDG building a bunker at Plei Me.
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GDS-45d.JPGRSOP-ing99 viewsThe CH-47 Chinook has the 105 "on the hook" and a sling of ammo under the howitzer.

LZ 10B
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GDS-45c.JPGRSOP-ing99 viewsThe loads are hooked and the Chinook pulls upward.
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GDS-72.JPGSky Danger99 viewsA1E Skyraiders enroute to do some damage. The Skyraiders were very effective in ground support.
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GDS-74.JPGArmy's Caribou99 viewsThe US Army's last claim to fixed-wing fame: The Caribou.
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GDS-76.JPGGun position99 viewsThe business end of a 105mm howitzer.
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GDS-91.JPGGun position99 viewsSetting up the howitzer position. LZ 503A.
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GDS-111.JPGLZ 510B99 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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Wald-42.JPGSleepy-eyed99 viewsSp4 John Waldman relaxes on the trail after a morning "wake-up".
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Rex_Hotel.jpgVietnam: 2012 visit99 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-19.JPGCandlelight & Mirror99 viewsTaken at my location in Kontum.
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SK-35.JPGThe kids99 viewsThe nice kids on Kontum mountain. We ran for LZ Oasis that night.
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