The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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LD-2.JPGMe & My Guitar - Duc Pho, Montezuma145 viewsSeeing Sgt Butler's photo with his guitar struck memories. Strange thing the photo triggered was that the orange plastic finger twists on the end of the guitar tuners always twisted loose after just a few tunings. Whoever/whatever made those tuner heads must have been in Viet Nam because they were the worst I had EVER seen... and I had seen a LOT of guitars by the time I got there! Anyway, I bought a guitar in Saigon with orange plastic finger twists and cutaway, exactly like the one in the photo. I gave it to one of the guys in the battery and on my next Saigon trip I bought (for just about $2 or $3 moreā€“in "P" of course) another guitar with Japanese tuners on it (they had white plastic tips that never broke). I also left this guitar at the unit when I returned back to "the world." I just wonder if the guitar in the photos was the one I had!

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Price_Reunion_11.jpgReunion Photos - Dave Price145 viewsThe reunion agenda included an invitation to a retirement ceremony on the Old Post grounds... a great historic site at Ft. Sill. The horse-drawn caisson passes in review.
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JS-12.JPGLZ St George145 viewsBuilding our battery defenses at LZ St George.
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DM36.JPGSgt Hatch145 viewsPlatoon Sgt Hatch, 14Nov66, LZ Lane.
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Banquet-6.JPGBanquet Time145 viewsThe lovely Lois Dykstra and and husband Pete of A/2/35.
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AK-19.JPGBags packed - heading home145 viewsSaying goodbye before departing.
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Jack_Boston.jpgRecuperation145 viewsJack Boston resting with repairs to his right shoulder. Jack was a member of the C-2-9 FDC crew, pulling alternating 12-hr shifts with Ron. Lt Wayne Crochet and Sgt Sam Nieto also served in C-2-9.
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Dick_Arnold.JPGThe Annual Memorial Service145 viewsThe duty falls to Past Association President Dick Arnold to begin the slide show memorial of all the KIAs from Vietnam. The pictures include the men of the 2/9th who were KIA with members of the 35th. This annual memorial is to demonstrate that these men will never be forgotten.
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J_Orr-1.JPGJerry Orr's photos145 viewsJerry Orr and John "Moon" Mullins are pointing fingers at the Hunter Steakhouse, a short walk from the Crowne Plaza reunion hotel. The Steakhouse served very large portions; you got a full tummy for a good price. Seated at right is Steve Sykora, attending his first 35th Inf Regt reunion. Steve was on hand for our "historic reunion" at Ft Sill in 2013.
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GDB-25.JPGThe Rolling Stones?145 viewsNot quite.
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WS-22.JPGGood Buddies144 viewsGriffith Crooks at far right.
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MK-42.jpgDigging in144 viewsProviding cover and concealment with logs, sandbags, and foxholes.
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