The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


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PFC_Ryan.JPGHappy CamperPFC Danny J. Ryan of the 3rd gun section, Charlie Battery.
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Michael_Huseth_-_2013.JPGModern Day MichaelAttending the historic 2/9th FA reunion at Ft Sill, May 29 - June 1st, here is a photo in modern day. Gives meaning to the phrase "We Were Soldiers...and Young".
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MH9.jpgAlbum Author - Michael HusethSp4 Mike Huseth at a forward base camp. The living quarters consisted of two (2) shelter halves and one poncho. Deluxe accommodations, eh?
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MH8.jpgGun Bunnies having chowPart of a cannoneer crew on first airlifted LZ, near a Montagnard village.
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MH7.jpgJanuary, 1966Picture taken in early January, 1966. Sp4 Gene Little, Sp4 Michael Huseth, and Sp4 Jay Uler.
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MH6.jpgSF Camp overrunDamage from the attack. The truck is destroyed; there were no survivors after the camp was overrun. The inability to protect the SF camps led to the escalation of units sent to Vietnam in 1965 and 1966.
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MH5.jpgSF Camp overrunThis Special Forces camp was overrun by the NVA near Pleiku in 1966. There were no survivors.
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MH4.jpgRecon SergeantsSgt Walter G. Hyatt (foreground) and Aubrey Dale Ramsey (hiding in smoke cloud) serving as Recon Sgts with an FO team. Photo taken near Pleiku in 1966. Ramsey served with the 35th Inf Regiment. Both Hyatt and Ramsey are deceased.
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MH3.jpgMuckety-muckSaddle up and move out. Our 105mm howitzer is knee-deep in mud as we prepare it for extraction.
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MH28.JPGCommemorative TagKey fob or tag commemorating the 25th Inf DivArty.
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MH27.jpgOur WorkhorseThe Chinook, CH-47, carried payloads all day long.
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MH26.jpgTea TimeAerial view of a tea plantation located alongside Hwy 19.
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