The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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TS-68.JPGView from the window176 viewsLotsa photos of Vietnam from the air. We'll never guess where.
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MG-1.JPG2 Millionth Round176 viewsYep...my loss of hearing can attest to that!

A 2nd click on this photo will make the print much easier to read.
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1-69_Reunion.JPG1/69th Armor Reunion - 2012176 viewsA gathering of the 1/69 Armor brothers took place in 2012.
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TS-22.jpgMy collection175 viewsUNK Cannoneer. Some guys collect marbles; I collect hardware.
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MK264.jpgOut of uniform175 viewsUnderneath that uniform, we're just boys.
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DP6a.JPGLZ Baldy - Mortar Attack175 viewsSP5 Jim Fitzpatrick and one of the many mortar & rocket holes taken near our tent (our tent is the pointed one...out of the rear of the tent is our bunker. During the first attack, we found our bunker was open on the back side, which was where the rounds were landing. We sat there listening to the rounds coming overhead enroute to the CP bunker.
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TS-D1.JPGGoing to the Dogs: Mascots of Bravo Battery175 views"Here...hang on...Mocha wants to talk to you"
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Turner_79.jpgClub Entertainment175 viewsAnd the band played on....
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JCook18.jpgA "no-go" RSOP175 viewsWe occupied this very low-lying LZ. It rained, flooded the area, and we were being airlifted out. Guess somebody flunked the RSOP course.
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Rick_Ericksen.JPGModern-Day Rick175 viewsForty-two years later...here I am!
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MG-2.JPGThe M102 arrives175 viewsAccording to the article, the M102's started showing up in early 1969 and C-2-9 was one of the first units to get them.
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MK238.jpgThe Bn Staff, 2/9th174 viewsOur version of the good times..2/9th Battalion Officers Club…the BnCOl with his Staff at the “Oasis”.
Bottom left-UNK, LtCol Forrester, UNK, Capt Finley, Maj Jerry Orr, and UNK
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