The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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DYates-Dog1.jpg165 viewsPhoto submitted by Danny Yates
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Cox_Commend.JPGArmy Commendation Award 165 viewsYep! I got one! Nice.
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LD-4.JPGReunion Photos - Lee Dixon165 viewsWell, you can bet that the gun isn't rusty, but those guys in the red shirts might well be! Red Shirts: Steve Cox, Lee Dixon, Mike Kurtgis, Joe Henderson, and Jim Connolly.
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YatesUplift.jpgWar Zone?164 viewsCombination of blue skies and mountain range make for a pretty setting at LZ English (Bong Son).
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WS-39.JPGChristmas Celebration164 viewsThe Ammo and Survey Sections toast the 1969 Christmas with a few beers.
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ComingHome.jpgMade it!164 viewsStill smiling, of course. There's something about DEROS orders that does that.

Welcome Home, Brothers!
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DP3a.JPGAtop LZ Thunder164 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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Danny_Fort.jpgWho else?164 viewsOf course...it's Danny "Cowboy" Fort!
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Dixon37.jpgC-130164 viewsHere is a shot of one of the many, many, many times I was flying out on a C-130. Some of the guys on this very plane I never saw again. I heard they were later killed in an ambush. Note the DC-3-based "Puff The Magic Dragon plane in the background!
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LtCol_InghamBnCo.jpgOur "Forerunners"164 viewsLtCol Frederick L. Ingham stands before his troops just prior to the "Operation Blue Light" Deployment to Vietnam. Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
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EMoor6.jpgHills of Duc Pho164 viewsDuc Pho, Pleiku area, 66-67. Was LZ Montezuma, changed to LZ Bronco (3rd Bde Special Task Force - The Bronco Brigade). Many have commented that this hill, overlooking the South China Sea, was filled with land mines and booby traps left by friend and foe alike.
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red1-2010.jpgThe Redlegs164 viewsAttending the 35th Inf Regt reunion from the 2/9th Arty are: (L to R) Mike Kurtgis, Dennis Munden, Tom Roman, Don Keith, John Cashin, Ed Thomas, Dennis Dauphin, Greg Malnar, Gary Dean Springer, Ed Moor, Bert Landau, and Jerry Orr.
Photo courtesy of Steve Rainbolt.
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