The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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SG-29.JPGHigh Angle fire at LZ Meade167 viewsSmoke, fire and destruction! The gun crew is firing a high-angle mission. Conditions were quite smoky. Not a very pretty LZ.
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Misc-3.jpgThe Waldman Collection - Miscellaneous167 viewsWe renewed many acquaintances
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Banquet-7.JPGSaturday Evening Banquet167 viewsBobby Day of A/2/35 and his wife.
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Roeder_Pavilion5.JPGAnyone call for artillery?167 viewsVeterans who supported the 35th in the field pose for a photo shoot. From left, party Host Bert Landau, Webmaster Dennis Dauphin, FDC and FO Party guy Greg Malnar, Ed Moor, FO and pilot Mike Kurtgis, TOC members Joe Henderson, Jim Connolly, and Ernie Correia; Steve Sykora, and Jerry Orr. Escaping the photo was FO Ed Thomas.
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J_Orr-4.JPGJerry Orr's photos167 viewsConfab at the Hunter Steakhouse, San Diego on Thursday evening.
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WS-40.JPGThe Top Kick166 views1SG Halderman, the Boss man...and you'd better know it!
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MK15a.jpgArrival166 viewsHow I got to Bravo, Company, 2/35th: on a midnight "Ash & Trash" flight.
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MK89.jpgBack to Camp Enari166 viewsRe-assigned to the 3rd Brigade upon my return. Famous profile of "Titty Mountain".
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MK146.jpg"Other" services166 views"Hey GI...sister No. 1 virgin...love you long time".

(Number one was "good"; number ten was "bad")
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MK245.jpgPleiku166 viewsLots of changes, but it still looks like Pleiku.
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MK285.jpg166 viewsThe perimeter area 2/9th Battalion Artillery East side of the “Oasis”. My Hooch located at the end of the red line.
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DP10a.JPGFDC TOC166 viewsSpring, 1968. Next to our bunker was the FDC tactical operations center where we worked. In the distance, past the Bong Son village, is one of the Tiger Mountains which was festering with VC, unlike the NVA we had seen far to the north.
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