The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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Tex_6-3.JPGChildren of war162 views
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BL-21.JPGThe Saturday Night Banquet162 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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BK-1.JPGHere I am162 viewsBill Kull, "B" Battery, 2/9th Arty. Familiar sights on a firebase.
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Snow_Hall-2.JPGThe 2/9th FA honored with a photo in Snow Hall162 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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Banquet-5.JPGSaturday Evening Banquet162 viewsRichard Strawn, who looks like he is still very much "combat ready", sits with Hal Bowling at the A/2/35 table.
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JFO-81.JPGSearch & Destroy162 viewsBoth grunts and redleg FO parties know this sight all too well...going through the Johnson grass with your weapon at the ready.
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GDB-32.JPGA long-distance benefactor162 viewsA nephew enters the Soap Box Derby.
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MK16.jpgLuxury accomodations161 viewsThis is your "home" in the field.
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MK153.jpgThe Skyraiders161 viewsThe A1E Skyraiders: the biggest ground support payload and longest loiter time over target as controlled by the "Cider FACs".
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MK229.jpgReturning Fire161 viewsEverybody wants to get in on the action. Looks like he's using a hammer to operate the howitzer.
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MK214.jpg"Spooky"161 views“Puff the Magic Dragon” AKA “Spooky” the Gunship.
A DC-3 with four Gatling Guns (3,000 rounds per minute ea.)

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MK-59.jpgWater Buffalo161 viewsPrevalent throughout Vietnam; domesticated for farming use, but still had that "mean look" about them.
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