The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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BL-22.JPGThe Saturday Night Banquet181 viewsBanquet photos courtesy of Lt Bert Landau, FO, 2/9th Arty.
Lt Bert Landau smiles with the granddaughter of Sgt Lee Okerstrom. Lee was in the FO Party with Bert.
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DScott_Tarr.JPGThe "Tarr Baby"181 viewsCessna 02: Pilot Major Roger Tarr at the controls. I flew with the FAC when I was the Bde LNO. Roger would come by to say "hello" and put on an aerial show.
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TStuber-Denver5.JPGTerry Stuber - Denver Photos181 viewsThe Redleg Table
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Dixon26.jpgI'm A Collector180 viewsHere are all of the papers I saved from my R&R to Bangkok. I save everything- girl's phone numbers... in fact their "numbers" (you had to be there to know what this means). I even saved my plane ticket and the Baht envelopes of money I got at Tommie's Tourist Agency!
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Dunn,_Day.jpgThe Hospitality Suite180 viewsDistinguished men of A/2/35: David Dunn and Bobby Day.
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PowderChg.jpgPowder Bags180 viewsMy family had no clue as to what "powder charges" were, so I clipped out this news article which showed the proper display of the powder charges being held up for count verification and sent it homeward.
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Rick_E_2-1.JPGWhat is it?180 viewsI don't know, but they say it's "new and improved". Hope that M-16 has the safety on.
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Duc_Pho_Orphanage-2011.JPG44 Years Later!180 viewsJust amazing! The son of Capt Ronald Rod, who helped this Orphanage as a "Military Advisor" and was later KIA, visited the Orphanage in 2011. In this photo are six (6) of the original orphans along with Sr. Emmilene, who founded the Duc Pho Orphanage in 1966. Capt Rod was one of my ROTC Cadre at Loyola.
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SG-19.JPGLZ Mile High Chopper Pad180 viewsThe chopper pad on LZ Mile High was just feet away from our bunkers. That's Loy & Beringer humping water or gas cans.
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Stadlers.JPGRegistration Volunteers180 viewsJohn Stadler and his beautiful wife Pam can be seen almost every year as volunteers for registering members and guests to the annual reunion.
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