The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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Landau_-_Keith2.JPGTwo Old FOs137 viewsLt Bert Landau and Lt Don Kieth both served as Forward Observers in support of the Cacti.
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WmWard-4.JPGThe 105mm howitzer, M1A1137 viewsYep...this is it. William Ward and John Bowden bring back memories of our famous cannon at the museum grounds.

Photo courtesy of William Ward.
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GDS-4.jpgCambodian border136 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-15.jpgA "Duck"136 viewsSgt Earl Rule stands next to the wheel of a duck. Size differential is remarkable.
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WS-13.JPGSurvey Section136 viewsSp4 Robert Boeding of the 2/9th Survey Section.
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WS-30.JPGLZ Oasis136 viewsFamiliar sight: choppers arriving and leaving.
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WS-32.JPGRocket Hole136 viewsWalt stands in the hole made by a 122mm rock near the ASP. Tower 2 in background. Now we have lots of fill for sandbags.
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MK230.jpgFiring for Effect136 viewsBattery of M-102s firing at my command.
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2008Reunion-09h.jpgColonel to Colonel136 viewsActive Duty LTC Sam Whitehurst speaks with Nam Cacti Battalion Commander LtCol Taylor.
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2008Reunion-09ff.jpgLet's Party136 viewsThe FOs of the 2/9th attend a special reception hosted by C-1-35.
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Turner_44.jpgA WELCOME sight, fer shure136 viewsCam Ranh Bay...in all of its glory. Note the aircraft boarding stairs with the inscription "Cam Ranh Bay" and the soldiers wearing khaki uniforms. We made it out of the jungle. Next stop: US
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TS-31.JPGThe landscape136 viewsLZ Ranger -or- the Chu Pa mountains
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