The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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MK93.jpgThe Slick Park143 viewsDependable Hueys resting on the metal grating serving as a field tarmac.
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MK175.jpgPayback143 viewsGreat shot for any yearbook and makes for great payback, too!
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MK224.jpgStaff Chat143 viewsUNK 2/9th Arty Battalion Staff officer (left) and Capt Earl W. Finley (center) talk with the Battalion Command Sergeant Major (UNK).
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DP4a.JPGDecember, 1967143 viewsVietnamese farmers working the rice paddies.
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Caribou2.jpgThe Caribou143 viewsPlace: Litts Field. The Army's last foothold in fixed-wing aviation was the Caribou.
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TS-41.JPGJiffy Pop143 viewsDanny Olsen, HHC 2/35...using C-4 to make that wonderful meal we all enjoyed..."JIFFY POP".
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MTL-18.jpgThe end143 viewsIt was a "happy tour"...especially when you know you are headed home. Two Unknown friends with me.
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Dixon67.jpgThe Supply Dude143 viewsHere was a jolly little fellow who worked in supply. But heaven help you if you didn't follow all the rules by the book! The jolliness stopped right there! Sadly, I just don't recall his name either. Memory is eroding now on the names.
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Tex_5-2.JPG"I Won the Lottery!"143 viewsOnly...we didn't have one.
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Tex_6-3.JPGChildren of war143 views
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SM1b.jpgArmy Commendation Award Ceremony143 viewsArmy Commendation Awards ceremony. Getting the medals are: Bill Manton, Danny Fort, Corky, and me. The "crew cut" is very likely Lt Chris Herrick and the background observer wears the "camouflaged black bar" of a 1st Lieutenant, but the name is UNK.
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JS-12.JPGLZ St George143 viewsBuilding our battery defenses at LZ St George.
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