The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


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DY_Mem-3a.JPGAlso "worn"Back view: MPC nickel.
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DY_Mem-4.JPGAlso "worn"Ft Sill teaches heat discipline. Well...they got that right!
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DY_Mem-4a.JPGAlso "worn"More info on heat discipline.
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DY_Mem-5.JPGAlso "worn"Well...looks like we all used a "strike out" to count the days remaining in our tropical paradise.
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DY-1.jpgArmed & DangerousReady for duty. Notice that I got rid of those khaki trousers and short-sleeve shirts.
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yates_1.JPGEarly constructionThis is a reminder to redlegs coming later of how we started out. Note the 2/9th FA crest on the clapped-together shack behind me.
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yates_2.JPGMy bunkNote the folding cot, the air mattress, the beach sandals, and most importantly, my basketball.
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yates_3.JPGFamiliar?The trees have been knocked down and the supplies keep coming for....you guessed it...another firebase somewhere in Vietnam.
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yates_4.JPGMany hands make light workWe all knew what we had to do upon landing in a new LZ.
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yates_5.JPGSymbolic sandbags?Many units did this; a "half-wall" of sandbags. Some learned that it didn't even provide "half-protection" against a typical mortar attack.
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yates_6.JPGFinishedWell, I guess we're finished with that!
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DY-2.jpgGo, Badgers!Sp4 Danny Yates shows off his hometown support.
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