The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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TR79.jpgR&R Terminal200 views
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DM8.jpgA Working Crew199 views1st Sgt William Rollins, XO Lt Dennis Dauphin, Radar Officer WO Emil Frankin, and BC Capt Mike Casp in a "boonie hat". WO Franklin was wounded in a mortar H&I incident and Capt Casp was KIA in a recon chopper shootdown in November, 1967.
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DM5.jpgFire For Effect199 viewsRounds landing within view of the firebase. Not a common sight.
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MK264.jpgOut of uniform199 viewsUnderneath that uniform, we're just boys.
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DP3a.JPGAtop LZ Thunder199 viewsDuc Pho, LZ Montezuma (aka Bronco), Fall, 1967. "B" Battery, 105mm howitzer. Bunkers around the gun were for ammunition and for the gun crew. The South China Sea can be seen in the rear.
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DFort-1a.jpgOur Buddy "Short Round"199 viewsSp4 Joe Cook holds "B" Battery mascot, "Short Round".
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Turner_70.jpgClub Entertainment199 viewsA little celebration before getting on the plane.
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Dixon63.jpgHooray - R&R Time199 viewsBankok R&R - those wonnnnderful Pan Am stewardesses. They always posted one or two at the door just inside the plane as you were leaving...and at least one at the end of the gangway stairs...smiling beguilingly in a skirt and heels. Sighhhhhhh!
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Dixon73.jpgKIA Charles "Bruce" McClurg?199 viewsI believe this MAY be a foggy shot I took of KIA Charles "Bruce" McClurg on the right. I can't remember the fellow's name on the left. They were both on KP duty this day at Duc Pho.
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JCook15.jpgLizard on deck199 viewsLizard found at LZ 270. Musta got into our supply of C-rations.
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DK-New_Vietnam3.JPG199 viewsIn the morning mist, Don's "jungle" bears a great resemblance to his old stomping grounds.
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BL-19.JPGThe Saturday Night Banquet199 viewsBanquet photos courtesy of Lt Bert Landau, FO, 2/9th Arty. Greg Malnar and his wife Katie.
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