The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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WS-15.JPGTaking a break152 viewsJerry Genson, Ammo Section Chief, and friends from 1/35 at the ASP.
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Duck!.jpgBurning trash152 viewsCannoneer taking a breather, perhaps?
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SG-5.JPGLoading up152 viewsLoading "A" Btry into C-130s; off to Kontum and a few days later into LZ Incoming.
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JS-6.JPG"Forgotten FO"152 viewsLt. Jim Hunter...somewhat of a "forgotten FO". We were together for a
few months with "B" 1st 14th. He was attached to some "CIDG's" (Civilian Irregular Defense Group) and he came back for a few months again.
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SG-25.JPGLZ Meade152 views"A" Battery just arriving by "shithook" (Chinook) on LZ Meade. We had just left the comparable "luxury" (?) of LZ English. LZ Meade was dusty, dirty, and worst of all, rocky. Could not fill a sandbag...too hard to dig. Apparently we were not the first unit to occupy the hill as there was a lot of stuff left from previous tenants. No ID's on the guys in the photo.
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Lt_James_Deloney.jpgForward Observer B-1-14152 viewsI'm Lt James Deloney...and this is my story.

(James deceased on 26Apr24)
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JFO-81.JPGSearch & Destroy152 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-34.JPGThis is me!152 viewsMe then....next up....Me now!
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WmWard-7.JPGRonnie Mishima152 viewsRonnie Mishima was a cannoneer in Bravo Battery with me and Danny Fort. He wanted very much to come to the reunion but was unable to. He sent 3 coins to me. He wanted me and Danny to have one and someone who remembered him to have the other. John Bowden remembered him well. Ronnie wanted in some way to be represented at the reunion.
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Joe_H-13.JPGFarewell Dinner - Friday Evening @ Hilton Garden Inn152 viewsL to R: John & Barbara Bowden, J. William Ward, Danny Fort, and John Waldman.

Photo courtesy of Joe Henderson.
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GDS-4.jpgCambodian border151 viewsBravo Company, 2nd Bn, 35th Inf Regiment. Cacti Blue. This LZ is located about 4 klicks from the Cambodian border.
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DY-14.jpgAmmo Dump on the beach151 viewsA "duck" unloads ammo to the beach from the South China Sea.
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