The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


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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-18.JPGWhatta Crew!The "B" Battery FDC crew standing tall.
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GDB-34.JPGThis is me!Me then....next up....Me now!
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GDB-24.JPGThe strange sight in VietnamA war was going on while the simple civilian farmers went about their business. Obviously, they didn't care much for warfare.
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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-25.JPGThe Rolling Stones?Not quite.
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GDB-21.JPGThe helmet fitsWell, just barely.
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GDB-4.jpgThe "Killer"Don't know about "secret", but the Ho Chi Minh trail was the "killer" because it was the main pipeline for food, weapons and re-supply for our enemies. It was never successfully shutdown; this vital trail, in supposedly "neutral" countries, seriously hampered our efforts to end the war.
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GDB-30.JPGThat's MeI'm Geary Burrows and this is my story...and I'm sticking to it.
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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-31.JPGShovel or dieThat had to be a motto somewhere. But...sandbags kept "names" off the "Wall" in DC.
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GDB-11.JPGShort Round, "B" Battery mascot
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