The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


Last additions - Steve Cox
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SC-257.JPGModern-day buddiesEugene Lea and Steve Cox.Jan 12, 2014
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SC-258.JPGModern Day BuddiesSteve Cox and Ron Watts...just a few years away from Vietnam.Jan 12, 2014
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Mar_Leaving_Ben_Het.JPGOn the road, leaving Ben HetYou could never tell what you would see on the side of any road in Vietnam.Mar 27, 2013
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Rainbow_at_Enari.JPGBeautiful rainbowPretty rainbow, but no volunteers to go out and look for a pot of gold.Mar 27, 2013
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June_69_Mail_Room_bunk.JPGJune, 1969Got the mailroom job and this is my bunk area, complete with standing GI metal locker, wooden footlocker, and mosquito mesh over bunk. Next photo is Steven Brown, the guy who went home and I got his job.Mar 27, 2013
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175mm_gun.JPGBig ShooterFebruary, 1969, LZ Oasis. The 175mm gun can easily be seen in the distance.Mar 25, 2013
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SC8-_69Armor~0.JPGInside the 1/69th shopDecember, 1968. 1/69th Armor HQ; officers at workMar 19, 2013
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SC9-_69Armor.JPGInside the TOC shopJanuary, 1969. 1/69th TOC, LZ OasisMar 19, 2013
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SC17-_69Armor.JPGTire blowout?January, 1969. This tank rolled over a mine; blew a wheel and the track.Mar 19, 2013
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SC16-_69Armor.JPGJanuary, 1969. A tank bridge and changing an engine on a tank (at left) at the 1/69th Armored.Mar 19, 2013
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SC15-_69Armor.JPGArrival at OasisJanuary, 1969. A tank of the 1/69th arrives at LZ OasisMar 19, 2013
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SC14-_69Armor.JPGA Ton of SteelJanuary, 1969. Mean-looking tank at the 1/69th.Mar 19, 2013
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