The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


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Woody-Guyton.jpgGood BuddyHarold Woody having breakfast with the late Wardell Guyton.
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Woody,Tucker,Guyton.jpgMore BuddiesSection Chief Edwin Tucker (center) and Wardell Guyton, right (deceased) pose with Harold Woody.
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Buddies.jpgMy Nam BuddiesDan Ward, left, Harold Woody, center, and William (Bill) Ross, (deceased) Commo Section, right.
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Mershon.jpgOriginal Blue Light memberA modern-day picture of PFC Charles Mershon, a wireman for the Commo Section of the 2/9th Arty and part of Operation Blue Light commencing operations in the Central Highlands of Vietnam.
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Bill_Ross.jpgSp4 Bill Ross2/9th Motor Pool, Schofield Barracks, 1964. {See modern-day photo of Bill Ross}
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Tucker.jpgSection Chief Edwin TuckerModern-day photo of Section Chief Edwin Tucker. Ed attended his very first reunion (35th & 2/9th) in Chicago in 2014. Ed now lives in New York.
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Guyton_North.jpgCongrats, WardellWardell Guyton is congratulated by Ollie North upon his retirement.
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Guyton.jpgSgt Wardell Guyton - Survey SectionSgt Wardell Guyton (1965) after coming back from SG 9. He was in the Survey Section under Section Chief Edwin Tucker. Wardell joined the Reserves and went to Iraq. He retired as a LtCol and died of leukemia this year (2009). Wardell is buried at Arlington Cemetery.
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Emory_Saylor.jpgPFC Emory SaylorThis is Emory G Saylor. He was in B Btry. This photo was taken while we were on shotgun X early Jun 65. Sgt Robert Gibson was with us, also in B Btry and Sgt Bacon, "A" Btry was there too. Gibson and Bacon were on the slicks, Emory and I were on gunships.
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Woody_in_field.jpgIn the fieldHarold Woody...in the field at Schofield Barracks prior to deployment on "Operation Blue Light", Nov, 1965.
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MSG_Stinson.jpg"Big Chief" MSG StinsonThe big chief over all commo was was MSG Stinson. Here is a photo of him...All went over with 2/9 in Dec 65.
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Shotgun_Deaths.jpgDoorgunner PFC Paul E. RytterThis news clipping captures the men who were KIA as Operation Shotgun graduates from the secret Hawaii training program. Despite the casualties, many men were willing to serve as doorgunners in Nam.
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