The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


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Working_Crew.jpgStreets of SaigonAnother culture shock...the "coolies" working on this culvert repair job include women! Note the "staw boss" standing to the right of the truck. Some things never change...even halfway across the world.
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Wigginton.JPGNew LensPfc Douglas Wigginton served as a "volunteer" to have his picture taken with a new portrait lens purchased in Hong Kong. Still gotta work on focus, though.
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WaterTank.jpg"Mang Yang" (Mang Giang) PassAn abandoned water tank on top of a hill overlooking the infamous Mang Yang pass. An excellent observation point.
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Visitors.JPGLZ EnglishActor Wendell Corey went on a tour of LZs in the boonies.
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Viet_Subdivision.JPGLocal FortressAppears to be a built-up living area with protected perimeter.
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VC-Capture.jpgCaptured VCTroops gather around VC prisoner awaiting transport to interrogation.
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USO.jpgStreets of SaigonThe USO building, downtown Saigon
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UnkPosn.JPGAerial ViewAn aerial view of an established postion - Unknown.
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TSN9.JPGTan Son Nhut / Camp AlphaSlot machines inside the Officers Club.
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TSN7.JPGTan Son Nhut / Camp AlphaThe Officers Club at Tan Son Nhut airbase. Inside it resembled a nightclub or speakeasy...very low lighting.
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TSN6.JPGTan Son Nhut / Camp AlphaDucks play in a puddle outside the laundry building at TSN.
If you're guessing that this is where the uniforms were washed, you wouldn't be far off!
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TSN5.JPGTan Son Nhut / Camp AlphaA bunker under contstruction at TSN airbase. Later reports indicate that Tan Son Nhut and Camp Alpha became favorite targets for harassing mortar attacks.
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