The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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SK-28.JPGSaving Grace78 viewsGod saved my life as I went to this church and missed the Sunday morning convoy that was ambushed.
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MH-31.JPGThe Chinook78 viewsThe Chinook solved the problem of missing roadways and poor roads.
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MH-35.JPGMuddy convoy78 viewsJeep leads a tank on a muddy convoy.
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MH-49.JPGWriting home78 viewsWe knew him as "Playboy" and that he was from Arkansas.
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MH-50.JPGSightseeing on Hwy 1978 viewsSights you see along Hwy 19.
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MH-60.JPGWhat we did78 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-69.JPG155mm howitzers78 viewsA convoy of 155mm howitzers.
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MH-68.JPGGene Little78 viewsSp4 Gene R. Little working at Base Camp, 1966.
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MH-31a.JPGBird Dog78 viewsBird Dog, near Tea Plantation, 1966.
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MH8.jpgGun Bunnies having chow78 viewsPart of a cannoneer crew on first airlifted LZ, near a Montagnard village.
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MH18.jpg"Bronco Bugle" - Voice of the 3rd Brigade78 views{CLICK TO ENLARGE }
Halfway down the right column states that "The Mighty Ninth" and B-1-35 were the last units of the 3rd Brigade to be deployed in Operation Paul Revere.
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MH24.jpgOne Up and One Down78 viewsOne Huey remains in the air while the other crashed and burned.
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