The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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Turner_51.jpgGoing Home148 viewsRaymond T. Pearson looks forward to going home. Photo taken inside the barracks at Cam Ranh Bay.
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Marley,_Keith,Arnold.jpgHospitality Suite148 viewsHISTORIC MOMENT of the reunion: Bob Marley and Dick Arnold (right) had been "in-country" for just a few days when they got into a major battle. Don Keith (FO in center) was directing artillery, jet aircraft strafing, and napalm sorties in the battle. It was the first time these three men met since Vietnam.
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Emory_Saylor.jpgPFC Emory Saylor148 viewsThis is Emory G Saylor. He was in B Btry. This photo was taken while we were on shotgun X early Jun 65. Sgt Robert Gibson was with us, also in B Btry and Sgt Bacon, "A" Btry was there too. Gibson and Bacon were on the slicks, Emory and I were on gunships.
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Dixon68.jpgAdoption148 viewsRemember the photo where I mentioned that I adopted a boy and a girl from the local orphanage? {See Photo Dixon #16} You saw the boy in that shot. Here is me and the little girl when she came to visit at Duc Pho. Photos are even fading now. I think this was Christmas of 1967...
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Dixon71.jpgHere come the tanks148 viewsThese were some of the tanks that armor guys operated out of LZ Montezuma. I remember them, the ordnance and the engineering boys clearing a road for us to convoy once.
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Dixon72.jpgOne way to do it!148 viewsOne of the tanker trailers that brought water for our wonderful SHOWER! We painted a 50-gallon drum BLACK and it sat in the sun all day long... so we had HOT showers at night!!!
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EMoor9.jpgPartly Cloudy148 viewsDuc Pho, Pleiku area, 66-67
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Fire_Mission.JPGFire Mission?148 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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Feb_69_Oasis.JPGFebruary, 1969148 viewsThis here is a good shot of LZ Oasis.
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LD-2.JPGReunion Photos - Lee Dixon148 viewsFriends Forever! Lee Dixon and Bill Kull.
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Banquet-4.JPGThe Grunt Table148 viewsChris Dunn, grins heartily at the camera, even though she hates having a picture taken. Next to her is husband David Dunn, platoon leader of A/2/35 back in Nam.
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Banquet-3.JPGSaturday Evening Banquet148 viewsMartha Henderson, wife of Joe Henderson, takes a moment to speak with Mike Kurtgis, Lorraine Knight, Barb Keith, and Jackie Dauphin at the redleg table.
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