The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


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Turner_62.jpgLittle ShopperYoung girl in Pleiku.
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Turner_34.jpgBob Hope ShowBob Hope entertains the troops - Dec, 1966.
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Turner_37.jpgNosebleed seatsNot everyone got a close up of Bob Hope and his visiting troupe.
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Turner_40.jpgWhere?Almost everyone has photos from the air revealing the crazy-quilt plots of land.
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Turner_81.jpgWhere?Try and find this on a map!
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Turner_49.jpgAir Force dud hidden in trash sumpIt was in the Spring-Summer of 1967. "A" Battery was ordered to a "hip-shoot" on LZ Anchor. Problem was that this was a "re-occupation" and Charlie had a surprise waiting. Check out the war story "Adventures At LZ Anchor" for details.
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Turner_65.jpgRice PaddiesThe ever-present rice paddies found in South Vietnam.
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Turner_72.jpgFlooded rice paddyCommon sight every day.
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Turner_74.jpgSouth China SeaThe clear blue skies and waters of the South China Sea almost make this look like a vacation spot.
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Turner_106.jpgVillageThe "city-fied" villages along a highway tend to show a little more construction skill.
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Turner_115.jpgPleikuThe sights, sounds and (smells) of Pleiku.
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Turner_130.jpgPleikuThis is likely the "high rent" district. Otherwise...not a tourist destination.
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