The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


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Rick_E_2-4.JPGBattery PositionTypical layout of a 105mm howitzer section. Good pose for a postcard home.
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Rick_E_2-6.JPGJob #1: Fill those sandbags!Arrival at a new LZ means dee-fense. Filling sandbags and digging interlocking trenches. No wonder we hated RSOPs!
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Rick_E_3-1.JPGLZ St George gun crewL to R: PFC Rick Ericksen, Sp4 Don F. Morrell, Sp4 Steve (Pineapple) Esona, PFC Jan (Kip) Hansen, and Sp4 Wayne P. Wolf
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StG-1.JPGMemories of LZ St GeorgeThe following photos were taken in and outside the gate at LZ St George. They include the infamous 106mm recoilless rifle along with different choppers that landed just outside the perimeter and captured NVA weapons.
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StG-2.JPGMemories of LZ St GeorgeThat bad boy...the 106mm recoilless rifle.
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StG-3.JPGMemories of LZ St GeorgeIncoming Chinook.
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StG-4.JPGMemories of LZ St GeorgeCobra attack helo.
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StG-5.JPGMemories of LZ St GeorgeChinook lifting off with its load and the "volunteer" hooker located underneath.
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StG-6.JPGMemories of LZ St GeorgeMore captured NVA weapons.
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StG-7.JPGMemories of LZ St GeorgeA giant Sikorsky Sky Crane carries a load across the position.
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StG-8.JPGMemories of LZ St GeorgeMean-looking Cobra helo.
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