The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


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Paul_Howe___parrot.JPGAnother Nam buddyPaul Howe with a parrot on his shoulder. Note the shield of the 2/9th on his left jacket pocket.
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Paul_Howe_with_boy.JPGMan and boyPaul Howe sits and chats with a young boy scout. Behind them is the ubiquitous concertina wire to identify a perimeter.
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Steven_C__Brown.jpgEverybody's Friend - 2/9th Mail ClerkSteven is the one that drove me out to the Oasis and told me he was going back to the states, and we had the same MOS. I got his job. Photo furnished by Paul Howe.
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Commo_Playtime.JPGGood Grief! When are those Donut Dollies gonna show up?
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After_Ben_Het.JPGWatts & CokerRon Watts is at left (bending over) while SFC Clyde A. Roker supervises. We had just left the 1/69th Armor at Ben Het around April, 1969.
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Cox_-_Brown.jpgBob BrownOk...same picture as next door...but of a much higher quality!
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David_Jacobs.jpgSp4 David Jacobs, with towel, was the switchboard operator. Mark Charters is reading a book over to the right. The one on the upper bunk is UNK. This area was the common hut. Jesse White slept here also. Anyone know the unknown soldier?
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Robert_L__Brown.jpgGoing on R&RPFC Robert L. Brown is in the locker room getting ready to leave for R&R. He was from Milwaukee, WI.
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Pole_Repair-2.JPGAfter Mother's Day AttackSteven Cox at the Oasis, on the pole after the Mother's Day attack at LZ Oasis. We are fixing the cable that was cut the night before. One of the men on the shown below me is the Commo Sgt. This photo was taken with a Polaroid I had to work on it to get it this good.
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Pole_Repair.JPGAfter Mother's Day AttackSteven Cox at the Oasis, climbing the pole to make repairs.
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Robert_Biza.jpgBarracks conferenceThe one on the bed is "B" Battery Clerk Robert P. Biza. The others all around him is a big question. I asked Jim Kaller, he was a clerk too, but he could only ID Robert. The other guys seated around him could be from "B" Battery also or perhaps some of the drivers. I remember Robert though; I slept in the same hooch with him. Anyone recognize the others?
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Steve_Cox_-_Jessie_White.jpgOl' Buds ReunitedJessie White lives in Carthage Tenn. Jessie arrived at the 2/9th in Oct.1969 in the HQ Service Battery as a Field Wireman. He ended up with the 4/42d, as an RTO in an FO Party and sent to the field with the infantry. While serving with the infantry, Jessie got good at putting 105mm rounds in the back pocket of the VC. Later, the 4/42d Lt. Col. commander found out that Jessie was just a E3. He made Jessie an E5 right there in the field.
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