The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


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SK-30.JPGFlies in KontumHere you see Fess Parker doing the "di-di-mau" to get away from a fly infestation in the Kontum area. Yes...that's one of those noisy generators at lower right.
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SK-31.JPGNot bad!Attractive young Vietnamese woman.
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SK-32.JPGNot a watermelonHaving a party on the Kontum mountain.
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SK-33.JPGParty TrickWe were tricking the VC into thinking that we were staying here.
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SK-34.JPGThe party trickThe Sisters and young girls helped us pull off the party trick.
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SK-35.JPGThe kidsThe nice kids on Kontum mountain. We ran for LZ Oasis that night.
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SK-36.JPGShow TimeThis youngsters danced their hearts out for us.
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SK-37.JPGTalent Night in the combat zoneLots of talent on display here. {Perhaps he was singing "Running Through The Jungle"?) Don't ask me where the drums came from!
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SK-38.JPGA DuetIt was definitely "pre-American Idol" here.
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SK-39.JPGHot Dog!We got a Mess Tent at LZ Oasis. Don't this would qualify for the new modern-day term of "dining facility".
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SK-40.JPGThe InnocentsAlways painful to see young children in a war zone. Here they are pictured against the red earth near LZ Oasis. I volunteered for MedCap duty as you will note in the next few photos.
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SK-41.JPG"MedCap"Providing medical assistance to Vietnamese civilians. Here the kids mingle with the Medics.
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