The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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Caribou2.jpgThe Caribou155 viewsPlace: Litts Field. The Army's last foothold in fixed-wing aviation was the Caribou.
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TS-43.JPGSick Call?155 viewsMedics Tent at LZ Valentine....I think.
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EMoor3.jpgSomething's burning155 viewsDuc Pho, Pleiku area, 66-67
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EMoor16.jpgUnknown155 viewsDuc Pho, Pleiku area, 66-67. Note the dignified, shielded piss tube at left.
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File_9-1.JPG"B" Company, 1/14th155 viewsI took turns with the grunts on position defense. A wise man counts his bullets. The men of B/1/14 were seasoned grunts and hard-ball players.
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Tex_5-4.JPG"Short Round"155 viewsTaking good care of Short Round
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Rick_4-2.JPGReady for action155 viewsPaint job by "Mike", likely from LA, California.
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BK-2.JPGGot my wheels155 viewsBill Kull is ready for that Saturday night date with the CO's jeep. Just no place to go. No doubt who "Jockstrap Six" might be.
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JCook49.JPGOur Arrival155 viewsA bulldozer leads the way straight through the jungle.
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JCook-130.JPG"Artillery furniture"155 viewsAmmo crate slates were the building blocks of artillery furniture. (Note. Later units brought furniture building out of crates to an art form.)
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LZ_Liz_Capt_Hutsell,_Bernhard,_Buzz_Nelson.jpgAt LZ Liz155 viewsL to R: Captain Howard "Dutch" Hutsell (deceased), Bernhard, and Sp4 Buzz Nelson. Hutsell served as the S-4 of the Battalion before moving on to Battery Commander.
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