The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


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Banquet-6.JPGSomber momentThe deeply touching part of the Cacti reunion is the slide show of our fallen heroes, KIAs of the 35th and the 2/9th who made the supreme sacrifice. We shall never forget.
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Banquet-7.JPGAdjoining tablesRedlegs and ladies of the 2/9th at adjoining tables at the Saturday night banquet.
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Banquet-8.JPGSaturday Night BanquetLovely ladies of the 2/9th attending the concluding Banquet.
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Banquet-9.JPGCan't get a word in edgewiseLt Bert Landau's guest, Ms Ell, a college professor at the University of Arkansas, is captured by his running monologues.
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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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