The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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Arty_Surveyors.JPGFellow Artillery Surveyors65 viewsThese guys worked with Danny Yates: (L to R): Roufs, Kato, Norm Martin. They served in the artillery Survey Section, Vietnam 66 - 67. {Photo provided by Robert Wilson.}
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DTurner-12.jpgA Well-Bunkered Firebase65 views
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yates_2.JPGMy bunk65 viewsNote the folding cot, the air mattress, the beach sandals, and most importantly, my basketball.
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GDS-56.JPGField Dining64 viewsThe first thing you have to do in the field is to learn the primary sitting position. Virtually every Vietnamese you met relied on the "squat" position. Comes in handy for field dining, too.
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GDS-61.JPGFine Dining in the Field64 viewsFresh eggs??? I have no idea where they came from and probably don't want to know. I can only hope that they came from a chicken.
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GDS-86.JPGChinook enroute64 viewsGet ready...it's incoming.
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