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2008Reunion-24.jpgDick Arnold189 viewsDick Arnold poses (almost) for a snapshot at the banquet finale. Dick has contributed valuable information in the development of the 2/9th website and has devoted himself to the honor and memory of our KIAs of the 35th and the 2/9th.
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2008Reunion-9a.jpg"Who Am I?"189 viewsPerhaps it should be "Who Was I?" as the 2/9th FOs hold up photos of the "Nam Days". L to R: Gary Dean Springer, Gene Schmidt, Don Keith, Bert Landau, Mike Kurtgis, Ed Thomas, and Dennis Dauphin.
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Dixon24.jpgCpl Money189 viewsWe had a lot of guys in our HQ Battery at Duc Pho that had odd last names. The Colonel's aide (at one point) was named "Gee". The corporal (above) who oversaw the field mess under a sergeant was named "Money"... and one of the guys who often worked in the mess (next pic) was named "Lovelady". Here is Corporal Money (I think he was from Texas)...
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Dixon57.jpgGI Blues go away189 viewsThis show was hosted by a Hollywood actor and three starlets. Don't remember any names. They sang, danced, told jokes and enthralled the GIs who desperately needed some cheering up and American entertainment.
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Woody-Guyton.jpgGood Buddy189 viewsHarold Woody having breakfast with the late Wardell Guyton.
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File_2-2.JPGIn the Boonies189 viewsMy M-16 isn't loaded. Er, I hope it isn't loaded. FO Lt Joe Hannigan on the left.
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Rick_E_2-5.JPG189 views
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DonKeith-FO.JPG188 viewsFun? Yeah, I love this job! Lt Don M Keith, FO. He spent 11 months in the field, probably longer than any other Forward Observer. And probably because they were worried about him in serving in the rear.
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murray.jpgCapt Charles A. Murray188 viewsCompany Commander of A/2/35. West Point grad who later became a trial lawyer. Proud to have served with Charlie as his FO.
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TS-15.JPGLZ Ranger @ Ban-me-Thuot188 viewsRick Algren poses next to one of the new 105mm howitzers, the M-102. These arrived in 1968; the 2/9th Arty was the first unit to receive them.
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MK307.jpgAttack on The Oasis188 viewsThis was the Hawk radar unit I used to target and shoot Artillery air burst rounds at Russian helicopter targets; also used the Q4 radar.
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EdThomas.jpgModern-Day Ed188 viewsEd Thomas attends the 2007 Philly reunion with the 35th Infantry Regiment.
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