The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


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On_the_road_Christmas.JPGRoad beggarsWe took along a bunch of those tropical chocolate bars and threw them out to the begging kids along the road. What intrigues me about this photo is that, as we went over a hill, I looked back and saw the kids pulling down the flag. That says a lot.
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Clint_Curry,_Sept,_1969.JPGPortable GeneratorSp5 Clint Curry (Deceased, 4/18) sits on the jeep that was used as our portable big radio generator at LZ St George that we lifted out on hip shoots. It was later totalled and dx'd with less than 100 miles on the odometer. A combat casualty.
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Tex_overseeing_Gun_2.JPGPhotos contributed by othersGun 2 with Cpl Jim "Tex" Shelton overseeing the operation. Tex took over when Dickey "Dinky Dau" Daud (Sp4 Richard E. Doud) and his guitar went back to the World
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Old_105mm.JPGPhotos contributed by othersThis is the old split tail 105mm howitzer, so it was definitely taken before arriving at LZ St. George.
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Happy_Jack.JPGPhotos contributed by others"Happy Jack"? Guess not. PFC Jackie L. Catron looks a little forlorn.
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Gun5Hooch.JPGPhotos contributed by othersThis photo is captioned "Gun 5 hooch" - had to be LZ St. George since that was the only time there was this kind of building material.
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Gun_5Pit.JPGPhotos contributed by othersThis photo is captioned "Gun 5 pit"
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Jackie_c.JPGPhotos contributed by othersThis photo is captioned "Jackie & others". (PFC Jackie L. Catron).
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JCatron.JPGPhotos contributed by othersThis photo is captioned "Happy Jack". {PFC Jackie L. Catron}
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PFC_Denny_Mrowcyznski.JPGPFC MrowczynskiDenny Mrowczynski standing at entrance to FDC/1st Sgt hooch at LZ St. George.
Note volleyball in the background and a mess tent. We only had it for a short time until one of the cooks burned to death while filling a stove. {See "TAPS" - PFC Odell Easley}
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Pups_Butch_and_Cruit.JPGOur PupsOur pups "Butch" and "Cruit". The only thing I recall them barking at were Vietnamese and tigers outside the wire.
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Christmas_convoy.JPGOn the road again On the road again, another fond memory of Christmas Eves past.
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