The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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Banquet-1.JPGRedleg Banquet Table159 viewsFO Dennis Munden in his Arty shirt next to "Moon" Mullins. That's Joe Turner in the dark suit.
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GDB-31.JPGShovel or die159 viewsThat had to be a motto somewhere. But...sandbags kept "names" off the "Wall" in DC.
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JC-17a.JPGAfternoon Photo159 views"This has to be an afternoon photo; we look sober".

L to R: Sgt Garcia; Me; Monte Lafitte; SSG Jefferson
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MK-42.jpgDigging in158 viewsProviding cover and concealment with logs, sandbags, and foxholes.
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MK-59.jpgWater Buffalo158 viewsPrevalent throughout Vietnam; domesticated for farming use, but still had that "mean look" about them.
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Re08-01.JPGWelcome to St. Louis, MO!158 viewsThe 630 ft arch beckons all members and visitors to the 10th Annual 35th Infantry Regiment reunion.
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WS-54.JPGHere we are!158 viewsReporting to the Induction Station. Me, Cliff Parker, and Mario Colonna (dec). It looks like 6am and feels like it, too!
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Dixon64.jpgBuddhist BBQ158 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-18.jpgThe end158 viewsIt was a "happy tour"...especially when you know you are headed home. Two Unknown friends with me.
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DK-New_Vietnam.JPG158 viewsHA! I liked Vietnam so much that I created my own personal jungle here at home.
Actually, this is Don's backyard that he and wife Barb created over a period of several years and has won several awards from his home city of Bartlett, TN.
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Tex_5-1.JPGMetal soup158 viewsBig shard of a 105mm shell.
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BL-21.JPGThe Saturday Night Banquet158 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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