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JW-2.JPGHospitality Suite161 viewsPhoto courtesy of John Waldman.
A great reunion! Sgt John Waldman, left, served in the A/2/9 FDC with Lt Dennis Dauphin...some 40 years ago.
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BK-1.JPGHere I am161 viewsBill Kull, "B" Battery, 2/9th Arty. Familiar sights on a firebase.
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Fire_Mission.JPGFire Mission?161 viewsThere's the old saying about "When the dog hears the Fire Bell....". Don thought he heard someone yell "Fire Mission" and ran through the fire. That happens when you get older.
Actually, it was the insanely-popular "Warrior Dash" held in Jackson, MS on 4/21/12, a 5K race that includes a military-style obstacle course. It is connected with the St Jude charity. Yes, Don finished on the same day, and no, he did not wet his pants. That's just his Geezer outfit.
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LD-2.JPGMe & My Guitar - Duc Pho, Montezuma161 viewsSeeing Sgt Butler's photo with his guitar struck memories. Strange thing the photo triggered was that the orange plastic finger twists on the end of the guitar tuners always twisted loose after just a few tunings. Whoever/whatever made those tuner heads must have been in Viet Nam because they were the worst I had EVER seen... and I had seen a LOT of guitars by the time I got there! Anyway, I bought a guitar in Saigon with orange plastic finger twists and cutaway, exactly like the one in the photo. I gave it to one of the guys in the battery and on my next Saigon trip I bought (for just about $2 or $3 more–in "P" of course) another guitar with Japanese tuners on it (they had white plastic tips that never broke). I also left this guitar at the unit when I returned back to "the world." I just wonder if the guitar in the photos was the one I had!
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Snow_Hall-2.JPGThe 2/9th FA honored with a photo in Snow Hall161 viewsThe photo here is from our action in Vietnam at LZ 10 Alpha. It is C/2/9 firing high angle fire in June, 1966.
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JFO-77.JPGOn the ground on patrol161 viewsNote the inflatable air mattresses. In the red circle is a souvenir someone is bringing home.
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JFO-85.JPGAir Delivery161 viewsSoldier in the foreground gives the Huey pilot the "thumbs up" to pull out. Delivery complete.
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GDB-27.JPG161 views
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GDB-24.JPGThe strange sight in Vietnam161 viewsA war was going on while the simple civilian farmers went about their business. Obviously, they didn't care much for warfare.
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GSD-5.jpgCambodian border160 viewsAnother look at the M48 Battle tank. Strange to see tanks in a jungle environment.
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WS-24.JPGM-102160 viewsM-102s arrived in-country in 1968. According to the Unit History (see link), the 2/9th Arty was the first 105mm unit to get them. Howitzer is shown at the high angle fire position, a bitch for the old 105mm but a "piece of cake" for the new.
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MK172.jpgSolving the problems160 viewsDiscussing the world's problems with my RTO Ray Plunkett, the S-2, and an Lt Mike Aiken, FDC.
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