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TS-15.JPGLZ Ranger @ Ban-me-Thuot184 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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Landau-Collins.jpgWe can laugh now!184 viewsCapt Dave Collins, Company Commander of C-1-35, shares a light moment with Lt Bert Landau, his FO with the 2/9th FA a few years ago.
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TS-23.jpg184 viewsExcellent shot of "B" Battery cannoneers boresighting their howitzer.
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SkyCrane.jpgHauling Water184 viewsA Sikorsky Sky Crane is put on duty to haul a water trailer. Usually a chore handled by the CH-47s.
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2008Reunion-20.jpgFirst Timers184 viewsGene and Cindy Schmidt are "first timers" at the 35th Inf Regt reunion traveling all the way from the west coast. Gene served as the FO for D-1-35 back in the days of Nam.
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Dixon14.jpgDeadly attack184 viewsA friend of mine was killed when this gun took a direct hit from a VC attack. This is what it looked like when it was hauled away on a deuce and a half truck.
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Rosa.jpgPre-Banquet Happy Hour184 viewsCSM August Rosa, is the Korean icon of the 35th Regt. Augie completed 35 years of military service and has all those gold stripes to prove it.
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Dixon36.jpgDowned Chopper184 viewsOff in the background of this shot is a rice paddy with a Huey helicopter laying upside-down in it. Guys who stood guard on this part of the Montezuma perimeter will recall the downed chopper. As far as I know, it was booby trapped and never recovered. This is me and commo buddy "Philly" from Philadelphia standing on top of a bunker on the perimeter.
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Jet.jpgChina/Taiwan Airline184 viewsMany of us had never seen a "China Air Lines" jet before, thinking of the bitter enemy at the time, "Red China". It caused a little stir and a lot of cameras were clicking away as it rolled past. But Taiwan is the base of China Airlines.
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JCook6.jpg"Short Round" - the mascot184 viewsGreat coincidence! Danny Fort also has this very same photo in his Photo Gallery. "Short Round" was just a pup in 1966.
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Okie442.JPGOld drinking buddies184 viewsLt Monty Lafitte and John (UNK). Taken at Phu Cat in June, 1968.
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BL-16.JPGThe Saturday Night Banquet184 viewsBanquet photos courtesy of Lt Bert Landau, FO, 2/9th Arty.
Lorraine Knight, John "Moon" Mullins.
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