The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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DEROS-1.JPGSpecial Orders No. 358, Pg 1, DEROS180 viewsWould you believe? Finally got those DEROS orders.
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Refrad4.JPGSpecial Orders No. 14, Pg 2, REFRAD180 viewsUS Army Reserve Control Group here I come!
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Price_Reunion_4.jpgReunion Photos - Dave Price180 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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J_Orr-2.JPGJerry Orr's photos180 viewsThe 2/9th Redlegs attending the annual 35th reunion also attended the Friday night party with C-1-35 at Bert Landau's condo in San Diego. It was a catered affair with very scenic views outside the condo party pavilion. It has become a traditional event of sorts, organized by Bert and Dave Collins, company commander of C-1-35.
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JC-19.JPGAin't Flyin' no mo180 viewsWhatever this aircraft was, it's done for the day.

View from LZ Sledgehammer.
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DP3a.JPGAtop LZ Thunder179 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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Dixon6a.jpg179 viewsMemories are made of this! The 3" reel-to-reel GE brand tape recorder operated on D-cell batteries. Just so happens that everything else in the field operated on D-cell batteries, too! Great way to communicate back home. Still works today!
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FFE.jpgFire Away!179 viewsNote the left hand of the AG has a firm grip on the lanyard. The next thing you will hear is "boom!". However, Ft Sill DOES NOT approve of anyone "straddling" the trail of a howitzer. Ten demerits.
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EMoor8.jpgUnknown Buddies179 viewsDuc Pho, Pleiku area, 66-67
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2010-Pitts10.JPGWatching the show179 viewsTom Roman, Byron Kurtgis, wife Lisa, and Ernest Correia observe Dave Collins serving as master of ceremonies.
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BL-17.JPGThe Saturday Night Banquet179 viewsBanquet photos courtesy of Lt Bert Landau, FO, 2/9th Arty.
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JCook88.JPGSetting up the field FDC179 viewsYou didn't get a diploma from Gunnery unless you could use an RDP fan (range deflection protractor). Deflection readings go to the guns while Quadrant Elevation (QE) must be calculated.
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