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BURROWS.JPGModern Day GearyGeary is a returning veteran from our very first & historic reunion of our 2/9th FA Battalion. Geary served with Danny Fort in the FDC Section of "B" Battery.
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GDB-1.JPGYep, I got "the call""Uncle Sam Wants Me". My personal invitation to report to Oklahoma City, OK for induction.
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GDB-10.JPGThe Story of Short RoundShort Round was the unit mascot. He was trained to eat the C-rations no one wanted.
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GDB-11.JPGShort Round, "B" Battery mascot
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GDB-12.JPG"B" Battery firebase
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GDB-13.JPG"We Were Young...And Soldiers"Well, this is the "We Were Young" part; two redlegs do a little horseplay in a mud puddle.
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GDB-14.JPGShowTimeA little field entertainment. Don't look for Bob Hope; he ain't here.
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GDB-15.JPGOn DutySand bags make nice seats.
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GDB-16.JPGLarge logsLarge logs were often cut to reinforce the bunker system.
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GDB-17.JPGGreen T-shirtsSome "replacements" were given white tee shirts and a bottle of OD-green dye. As time went by, you began to see OD tee shirts.
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GDB-18.JPGWhatta Crew!The "B" Battery FDC crew standing tall.
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GDB-19.JPGFDC ConexBesides being a portable Fire Direction Center, it made a great storage & moving device. Time to unload and organize.
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