The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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WS-83.JPGSwim Time161 viewsDennis Couch, Walt and Al Childers at right.
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OasisAtk.jpgRadio Report161 viewsA transcribed radio announcer's brief report on the attack on LZ Oasis.
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WSx-5.jpgMPC161 viewsThis may have a submarine shown, but you best not let MPC get wet; it was just paper.
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Turner_51.jpgGoing Home161 viewsRaymond T. Pearson looks forward to going home. Photo taken inside the barracks at Cam Ranh Bay.
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TS-30.JPGThe Mighty Sky Crane161 viewsNot sure of the location, but there's no mistaking a Sikorsky Sky Crane moving anything not already nailed down.
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TS-38.JPGAward Time161 viewsMedal being given at standown at LZ Oasis, March 1969.
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Dixon64.jpgBuddhist BBQ161 viewsBuddhist monks (Thailand). Sadly, these are the guys you sometimes heard of barbecuing themselves on the streets of Saigon. I witnessed an immolation in Saigon. It was NOT a pretty sight, nor smell. Unforgettably horrible.
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MTL-8.jpgMy hotel room161 viewsWere you expecting a 5-star hotel? Not hardly. Unknown friend. He was just a little taller than I was.
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Rhodes-Delano.jpgRecon Sgt & RTO161 viewsLt Munden is very happy to be in touch in modern day with his former teammates Mike Rhodes, RTO and Ray Delano, Recon Sgt (deceased 2020).
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File_7-2.JPGHumping Heavy161 viewsMy rucksack came in around 60 pounds along with an extra battery and 10 quarts of water. Plus...I packed 21 mags just in case we ran into heavy sh**. I ran out once and never again. Always "humped heavy" after that. I was carrying close to 80 pounds altogether.
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Tex_6-3.JPGChildren of war161 views
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BL-21.JPGThe Saturday Night Banquet161 viewsBanquet photos courtesy of Lt Bert Landau, FO, 2/9th Arty.
Lt Gary Dean Springer gives a hug to Alexis Munden, wife of Lt Dennis Munden.
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