Last additions - Danny Yates
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IMG_5725.jpgInside the Freedom BirdChecking the accommodations for servicemen returning home.Nov 08, 2014
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IMG_5743.jpgThis was the "Freedom Bird" for meMany of us came home to Travis AFB aboard C-141's. It was a real hoot to go back there
and take a tour of one of those planes. I've included a picture of me and the C-141 I came home on. It was taken at Clark AFB in the Philippines.Nov 08, 2014
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IMGA1.jpgYep...I made it homeArrived at Travis AFB, ending my luxurious tour of Vietnam. When you enlarge this photo, you will see the tail number of the C-141 that flew me home.Nov 08, 2014
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Uplift2013A.jpgA little photo magicI created it with a picture of me with my son on LZ Uplift earlier this year with a picture of me taken on LZ Uplift 46 years ago.
A little photo magic makes a powerful memory!
Nov 17, 2013
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Yates.JPGModern Day DannyModern-Day Danny attending our historic 2/9th Reunion at Ft Sill, OK in May-June 2013.Nov 02, 2013
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DY-Nam4.jpgDown the trail in NamDanny comes across some concrete steps with initials and the inscription "1969" while re-visiting the LZ Uplift area in Vietnam.Apr 20, 2013
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DY-Nam3.jpgDown the trail in NamDanny Yates walking with his son down one of the roads at the old LZ Uplift.Apr 20, 2013
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DY-Nam2.jpgBack in Nam againDanny Yates walking down a trail near the former LZ Uplift.Apr 10, 2013
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DY-Nam.jpgBack in Nam againDanny is walking along the road in the former LZ Uplift area and is picking up a piece of a sandbag in the roadway.Apr 08, 2013
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Vietnam_Monument,_OK.jpgMonument in OklahomaBeautiful granite monument erected to Vietnam veterans. Photo contributed by Danny Yates.
This photo has been selected to grace the Homepage of The Mighty Ninth. It is also very fitting that it resides in Oklahoma, the home of the Cannoncockers College.Feb 20, 2013
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DY-1966.JPGHere's where it all started - Cannoncocker SchoolStanding in front of these old wooden barracks at Ft Sill, which are no longer there, was the start of a major adventure...a tour in Nam. Little did I know.Feb 03, 2013
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OD_Underwear.JPGOlive Drab UnderwearWell, I wasn't issued any OD underwear, so I had to "make" my own by dipping some in green dye prior to departing for Nam. Many of us, if not all, did not know what to pack for Vietnam.Jul 31, 2012
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