The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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LZ_Liz_Shit_Burning.jpgDifferent type of "fire mission"138 viewsIt never went away. There was always a "shit detail". Making perfume at LZ Liz.
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DLD_-_LZ_OD.JPGLanding Zone (LZ) Olive Drab138 views"At home" on LZ OD (Landing Zone Olive Drab). Note bunker in rear. Provided both security and a relief from the high temps. Used 105 cannisters mark the paths around the LZ.
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GDB-14.JPGShowTime138 viewsA little field entertainment. Don't look for Bob Hope; he ain't here.
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Viet_Chow.jpgSights & Scenes137 viewsTasting the Vietnamese cuisine
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DY-13.jpgThe Ammo Dump137 viewsSite of the infamous fire in July, 1967...The Ammo Dump.
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WS-28.JPGLZ Oasis137 viewsLZ Oasis, Tower 2
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WS-35.JPGOn fire137 viewsJerry Genson & Walt Schneidereit watch fire. A distillery it isn't. If you guessed outhouse...correct! Photo was taken in Nov, 1969 just hours before we left the Oasis for Camp Enari.
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WS-37.JPGArtillery Hill137 viewsWalt watching pickup after hooking the doughnut to the SkyCrane at Artillery Hill.
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MK-40.jpgWhere are we?137 viewsLeave that to the FO, of course. Typical LZ clearing by an Infantry company on a mission.
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MK-46.jpgRare Defensive Position137 viewsIt was rare to find yourself in a prepared defensive position in the boonies.
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MK-76.jpgSearch & Destroy missions137 viewsAnother walk in the park? Or...Ambush City?
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MK150.jpgLiving Quarters at Pleiku AFB137 viewsThe "Cider FACs" house with the Officers Club up the hill. Great steaks with "hot & cold running" in the hooches and clean sheets on the beds.
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