The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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More_Incoming.jpgLook! Over there!174 viewsTime to get a move on.
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DK-New_Vietnam3.JPG174 viewsIn the morning mist, Don's "jungle" bears a great resemblance to his old stomping grounds.
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Danny_and_Buddies.jpgGood Looking Group174 viewsDanny decided to link up both with Terry Stuber (left) and Geary Burrows (right) for a solid BS session between redleg brothers.
We met for a Supper, along with our wives in Altus, NM on Sept 16, 2011. Terry and his wife were on their way to NM. We had a ball telling on each other.
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DEROS2.JPGSpecial Orders No. 358, Pg 2, DEROS174 views15Jan70 report stateside. There's my name; I'm going home.
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Price_Reunion_5.jpgReunion Photos - Dave Price174 views"Old Vets" on tour: Charles Skidmore, Dave Price, Wayne Crochet, John "Moon" Mullins, and Lee Dixon.
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Price_Reunion_4.jpgReunion Photos - Dave Price174 viewsFirst Stop: We toured the Basic Training barracks and met with the training staff. Looking particularly sharp was Sgt Schmidt, a top-notch female drill sergeant.
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DM1.jpgDirect Fire Rehearsal173 viewsIt was standard policy to practice lowering the tube and practicing "direct fire" technique in case of a firebase being overrun.
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DM5.jpgFire For Effect173 viewsRounds landing within view of the firebase. Not a common sight.
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Turner_124.jpgCam Ranh Bay - Barracks173 viewsNo doubt about it...these are the best barracks in the world...the ones you leave behind at Cam Ranh Bay. This was the most welcome sight you could ever see after spending a year in a jungle combat zone.
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Tucker.jpgCommo Check173 viewsLooks like the guys are calling each other. The guy on the left is Tucker from Tupelo, MS. He knew Elvis. I'm on the right.
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SO-93_pg1.jpgWeapons Qualification: M-14 Rifle173 viewsA weapons qualification snapshot of the men who went to Nam with the 2/9th Arty.
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Dixon73.jpgKIA Charles "Bruce" McClurg?173 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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