The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


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A-2-35_Lunch.jpgA-2-35Members of A-2-35 got together for a Company lunch on Saturday noon. At left is Sgt Hal Bowling, Lt Pete Dykstra, and Lt David Dunn....Platoon Leaders who had either the fortune or misfortune to have Lt Dennis Dauphin as their FO from Nov, 66 to Mar, 67. Obviously, we made it back.
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A-2-35_Table.JPGSaturday LunchMembers of A-2-35 enjoy lunch inside the Inverness Hotel's buffet bar.
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Banquet-1.JPGSeating ChartStanding in front of the Banquet seating chart: Jerry Orr, John Mullins, Mike Kurtgis, Steve Sykora and Dennis Dauphin. As usual, the seating was organized chaos.
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Banquet-10.JPGAnother "First Timer"Lt Frank Herbick, who arrived in Nam in Nov 66 and served with the 1/14th initially and then got multiple FO assigments with different units before finally winding up as the 2/9th Bn S-1. From firing off bullets to firing off messages, Frank has seen it all.
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Banquet-11.JPGTable TalkLorraine Knight, guest of Mike Kurtgis, sits with her neice at the Banquet.
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Banquet-12.JPGDo I have a winner?Ed Thomas and Jerry Orr check their tickets to see if they won any prizes. They didn't.
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Banquet-13.JPGGood timesPete Dykstra and wife Lois. Pete was a Platoon Leader with A/2/35, 66-67.
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Banquet-14.JPGMug Shot?David Dunn of A/2/35 is all smiles as wife Chris mugs for the camera.
Note to Chris: Didn't your mother warn you about making faces? That they would stick? Well...it did! And now its all over the Internet.
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Banquet-15.JPGColor GuardSgt John Morgan serves on the Color Guard Team.
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Banquet-16.JPGDistinguished CoupleSgt Hal (William) Bowling and lovely spouse enjoying the banquet.
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Banquet-17.JPGThe BanquetChris Dunn and Lois Dykstra enjoying the evening.
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Banquet-18.JPGWelcome, First Timer!Webmaster Dennis Dauphin welcomes Ernie Kingcade to his first-ever Cacti reunion. Ernie came over from Hawaii with the 25th Inf Div with the 2/9th and served in Lt Ric Shinseki's FO party. Lt Shinseki became LtGen Shinseki and serves as the VA Secretary in modern day.
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