The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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Reunification_Palace.jpgVietnam: 2012 visit77 viewsReunification Palace: I can still remember the sight of North Vietnamese tanks crashing through the gates of this building that once was the government building of South Vietnam. Those tanks are still on the grounds.
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SK-21.JPG.50 cal77 views"Go ahead...make my day!"
Yessir, this baby can do some damage!
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SK-30.JPGFlies in Kontum77 viewsHere you see Fess Parker doing the "di-di-mau" to get away from a fly infestation in the Kontum area. Yes...that's one of those noisy generators at lower right.
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SK-41.JPG"MedCap"77 viewsProviding medical assistance to Vietnamese civilians. Here the kids mingle with the Medics.
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MH-47.JPGDigging in77 viewsThis is 1SG Wiley S. Taylor, C-2-9...setting the example by grabbing a shovel and digging in.
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MH-49.JPGWriting home77 viewsWe knew him as "Playboy" and that he was from Arkansas.
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MH-50.JPGSightseeing on Hwy 1977 viewsSights you see along Hwy 19.
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MH-60.JPGWhat we did77 viewsThis news item covers exactly what we did in the "early days" in 1966. Looking back, we can see how full of naivete we were in thinking this would be effective. Dealing with the locals became as much a part of the war as the war itself.
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MH-31a.JPGBird Dog77 viewsBird Dog, near Tea Plantation, 1966.
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MH-71.JPGLaundromat77 viewsEnvironmentally safe, guaranteed to keep your uniforms very smelly.
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MH6.jpgSF Camp overrun77 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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MH10.jpgSwinging a pickaxe77 viewsDigging in was always a priority.
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