The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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Service.JPGHanging 'em up179 viewsAfter 28 years of active and Reserve service, it's time to "hang 'em up". Let someone take your place with new youth and vigor.

My USAR time was spent primarily with the 4152d USAR School in New Orleans and a short stint with the 1192d Transportation and Terminal Unit located at the edge of the famous French Quarter.
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DJ-17.jpgLooks like heating C-Rations got out of hand178 viewsCapt Vincente DeJesus, later Maj DeJesus, Asst Bn S-3
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MK308.jpgCutting it close178 viewsDuring The Chu Pa (Big Mountain) Campaign, a major operation, I flew my last combat mission and fired my last fire mission. Three days to DEROS then Back to the WORLD 4 July 69!
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WS-182.JPGThe End178 viewsHistoric Moment: The 2/9th Arty returns to Hawaii; all personnel are re-assigned.
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vn#48A.JPGCruisin'178 viewsWatching a US tank roll through a rag-tag town looks like extreme overkill...but it isn't.
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Collins.jpg2009 Business Meeting178 viewsCpt Dave Collins, C-1-35, addresses the annual business meeting of the 35th Inf Regt. Dave is the Scholarships Chair.
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Dixon41.jpgThe Children of War178 viewsOne of the saddest things I recall is seeing orphaned children along the roads as we caravaned. This boy and girl were sister and brother and said they had no parents (killed by the VC). They were huddled together as if all they had in the world was each other. It was heartbreaking, but we couldn't take them with us. We weren't even supposed to stop in most places...
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TS-29.JPGMountainous LZ178 viewsLZ in the Chu Pa mountain range...spring of 1969
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TS-70.JPGHuey View178 viewsEveryone took photos at one time or another from a ride on a Huey.
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Dixon70.jpgUnknown178 viewsSomeone wrote in about a fellow in one of the field batteries whom I believe had a Spanish surname. I am not sure if this was him or not, but I recall knowing this guy who I think was either B or C battery. As I recall he was shot, possibly KIA. Great fellow with a good sense of humor... but again, darned if I can remember his name...
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SG-22a.JPGLZ Pony178 viewsWe hooked out of LZ Meade and landed on an interesting little LZ called "Pony". LZ Pony was low and flat and adjacent to an airstrip (very adjacent). There was a rice paddy just north of the LZ. The photo shows the FDC bunker and the two fellows are George Skulzachek on the left and Greg Malnar on the right.
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MK-3.jpgThe Republic of Dinkville177 viewsMap of Vietnam; key locations
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