The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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GDS-36.JPGThe Montagnards76 viewsMontagnard village...elevated longhouses.
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GDS-52.JPGRSOP-ing76 viewsOn the ground at LZ 10B
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GDS-56.JPGField Dining76 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-69.JPGBarber Pole76 viewsThe red & white poles are the aiming stakes for the howitzers to set off deflection commands. They were replaced with "collimnators" later.
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GDS-78.JPGGun position76 viewsWe'll mow the lawn later.
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GDS-78b.JPGGun position76 viewsCannoneers preparing howitzer position in order to have 6400 mil (360-degree) firing capability.
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GDS-86.JPGChinook enroute76 viewsGet ready...it's incoming.
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GDS-88.JPGChinook76 viewsLoad is hooked and ready to move.
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GDS-94.JPGEnroute to LZ 510B76 viewsA look down the side of the Chinook on the way to LZ 510B.
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GDS-103.JPGLZ 510B76 viewsBuilding a footbridge. Looks like they are missing a few parts.
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GDS-229.JPGCombat Assault76 viewsGoing on a combat assault as the FO for "Bravo" Company, 1/14th Inf Regt.
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SK-43.JPGIn Line for MedCap service76 viewsI stood guard in the bushes outside this MedCap Clinic.
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