The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


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TR5.jpgMy Buddy Max LeachMaximo T. Leach and I take a stress break from the FDC of "B" Battery.
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TR49.jpgIf it ain't nailed downYou thought a CH-47 Chinook would blow you away...just wait till a Sky Crane showed up!
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TR48.jpgSandbag DetailI filled them while Max T. Leach, far right, counted them. We were "sandbag experts".
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TR47.jpgStill StandingChurch edifice proudly states "1958". Wonder what happened to it in the 70s.
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TR46.jpgLZ with a viewGreat LZ location, but they could see us as well as we could see them. Low lying clouds above the horizon. Too pretty for a war zone.
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TR45.jpgFDC CONEXOur FDC CONEX gets moved by flatbed.
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TR44.jpgAir StrikeAftermath of a heavy airstrike.
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TR43.jpgDragon Mountain, PleikuFaint outline of "titty mountain" on the horizon, famous Pleiku landmark.
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TR42.jpgConvoyYou never knew what to expect during a convoy run.
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TR41.jpgHershey TossTossing tropical Hershey bars to the locals. They probably tossed them back.
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TR40.jpgBad LandingTail of doomed aircraft can be seen at upper left at crest of the hill.
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TR4.jpg"Yeah, I'm talking to my girl"Date: 22Oct68 Location: 40 mi S of Ban Me Thuot; 5 mi from Cambodia and the NVA. Working hard as always in the "Home Sweet Home" bunker. Notice the definite look of tension from the war. Actually, this is a quiet moment in the FDC shack (CONEX).
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