The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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MH-30.JPGHook 'em & go83 viewsEvery artilleryman has taken photos of the workhorse CH-47 in Vietnam.
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MH-73.JPGTwilight83 viewsEvening sets in on another day in Vietnam. Many noticed the beautiful morning and evening skies seen in the Far East.
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MH20.jpgBig Tiny Little performs for the troops83 viewsLeft hand column mentions musician Big Tiny Little of the Lawrence Welk Show doing a performance for the 3rd Bde troops on the 1/14th Golden Dragons stage.
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Huey___155mm.jpgEarly Days of Duc Pho - Spring, 196783 viewsA Huey drops off supplies that go with the 155mm howitzer. Don't think that the Huey can pick up the 155; it can't.
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Pleiku_Sign.jpgWelcome to Pleiku83 viewsWell, not really. After my one-week excursion thru Camp Alpha and Saigon, it was time to get down to business. I caught a 0400hrs flight out of Tan Son Nhut into Pleiku in mid-Nov 1967. That's where the "real stuff" began. It was the HQ of the 2/9th FA Bn at the time. After checking in and getting my assignment, some of the "regulars" wanted to show me the town of Pleiku. You can tell from the sign alone this was my first mistake. It was a shithole of the worst degree. I never went back there, EVER!
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Ericksen_-_Flag.jpegThe Battle of St George83 viewsOne of the biggest battles the 2/9th engaged in. See a lot more in the War Stories link.
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