The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


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1-69_Flag.JPGMotto: "Speed And Power"The unit flag of the 1/69th Armored Regiment.
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1-69_Reunion.JPG1/69th Armor Reunion - 2012A gathering of the 1/69 Armor brothers took place in 2012.
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10th_Cav.JPG10th Cav airshipsJanuary, 1969. I think all this stuff belongs to the 10th Cav.
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122_rkt.JPGBen Het Attack Aftermath, March 1969Total destruction of an ammo track. The damage from a 122mm rocket is pretty impressive. Bits and pieces here. What you see is what is left of it.
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175mm_gun.JPGBig ShooterFebruary, 1969, LZ Oasis. The 175mm gun can easily be seen in the distance.
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2-9_company_clerks.JPGBattery Clerks of the 2/9th(L to R) Richard G. Castaneda, "C" Battery clerk; Sp5 Robert F. Biza, "B" Battery clerk; Sp5 Ronald N. Tune, "A" Battery clerk; Sp5 James L. Keller, Hq Svc Battery clerk.

A sure sign that the Headquarters were "getting civilized" with all these stateside amenities.
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2-9_Hq.JPG4th Inf Division and the 2/9th Arty Headquarters at OasisApril, 1969. LZ Oasis headquarters area.
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255.JPGThe hat of experienceMemories and emblems of Vietnam on Steve's hat.
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256.JPGModern Day SteveWith the days of Vietnam far behind him, we have Steve Cox at age 65.
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69_Armor_at_Oasis.JPGFebruary, 1969: LZ Oasis - the 1/69th Armored Regiment areaFebruary, 1969. A shot of the Oasis, area of the 1/69th Armored.
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A-2-9__m102.JPG"A" Battery, 2/9th"A" Battery outfitted with M-102s.
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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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