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DJ-19.jpgLZ Montezuma - High Aerial View175 viewsExcellent aerial shot of LZ Montezuma. South China Sea at top, 3rd Bde landing strip in center, and famous hill serving as backdrop. The US Marines first occupied this area before turning it over to the 3rd Bde in the Spring of 1967. It served as the HQ for the 2/9th for many months. Photo courtesy of CPT Don Parrish, (1/35 Inf Commo Officer).
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Rick_E_1-2.JPG175 views
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DEROS-1.JPGSpecial Orders No. 358, Pg 1, DEROS175 viewsWould you believe? Finally got those DEROS orders.
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FtSillReunion-page1.jpgNews Coverage - Historic 2/9th Reunion175 viewsThe Lawton Constitution newspaper gave coverage of our historic reunion at Ft Sill in May, 2013. Thanks to John "Moon" Mullins for contributing the article. In the accompanying photo, Raymond Hobbs peers through the eyepiece. Raymond was the RTO for Dennis Munden in the 66-67 era.
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Port_Call_-_1.JPGPort Call Orders175 viewsGuess what, buddy? You're going to Nam! Port Call orders dated 2Nov66. The story goes that the Pentagon had no way of knowing what posts the Field Artillery officers and NCOs were stationed back then. Soooo, they found a solution. The big brass sent a "get off your ass" letter to each Army Post commanding general and told them to report the presence of MOS 13 personnel living on post. Well, it worked. And, Ft Dix kinda resembled Nam...gawdawful place.
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JC-19.JPGAin't Flyin' no mo175 viewsWhatever this aircraft was, it's done for the day.
View from LZ Sledgehammer.
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WS-46.JPGNow & Then174 viewsWe Were Solidiers...and younger.
Walt Schneidereit, Jerry "Jinx" Genson, Dennis Couch.
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WS-182.JPGThe End174 viewsHistoric Moment: The 2/9th Arty returns to Hawaii; all personnel are re-assigned.
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DP3a.JPGAtop LZ Thunder174 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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Dixon9a.jpgTo my rescue...174 viewsLZ Liz was a scary place to me. Never felt at ease there. I did some commo work out there and this particular time, the guns had been firing quite a bit all night long. I "slept" (if you could call it that) in a bunker right near one of the guns... and was a welcome sight to see the sun come up that next morning. I awoke to the sound of a Chinook coming to get me and to drop off supplies and food. I took pix of him on the way in and landing. It looked like the sun was shining right through him on the way in. Man, it was a beautiful sight to see!...
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Dixon13.jpgPitching in174 viewsWhen things got dicey... even though I was a commo guy, there were times when I had to get out there and hump ammo with the guys on the guns. We were all kids, but looking back, we were all brave men too...
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IncomingChop.jpgIncoming Chopper174 viewsAn excellent photo and "memory of being in the field" in Vietnam. This picture shows the talent of our Huey pilots getting into and out of hastily created LZs. You can almost hear the "pop-pop" of the blades.
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