Last additions - 2-9th Reunion
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Price_Reunion_12.jpgReunion Photos - Dave PriceAfter the retirement ceremony, we were able to get a close-up view of the caisson.Jun 05, 2013
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Price_Reunion_14.jpgReunion Photos - Dave PriceRetirement ceremony - presenting the colors.Jun 05, 2013
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Price_Reunion_2.jpgReunion Photos - Dave PriceUnit prepares the 777 155mm howitzer for firing; firing demonstration arranged by the 78th FA Battalion at Ft Sill. It was a major agenda item on our 2/9th FA reunion.Jun 05, 2013
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Price_Reunion_10.jpgReunion Photos - Dave PriceAfter the retirement ceremony, the 2/9th FA reunion agenda included a "story telling" at the Old Post Buffalo Soldiers barracks area. Retired SGM Wallace Moore was dressed in period uniform to recount the history of the Buffalo Soldiers and the history of the era.Jun 05, 2013
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Price_Reunion_11.jpgReunion Photos - Dave PriceThe reunion agenda included an invitation to a retirement ceremony on the Old Post grounds... a great historic site at Ft. Sill. The horse-drawn caisson passes in review.Jun 05, 2013
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Price_Reunion_7.jpgReunion Photos - Dave PriceThe Paladin 155mm howitzer firing during the demonstration.Jun 05, 2013
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Price_Reunion_8.jpgReunion Photos - Dave PriceVisit to the Ft Sill Museum: The FADAC - "Field Artillery Digital Analog Computer". It was the field artillery's first attempt to use a "computer" back in the 1960s for fire direction computation of deflection and quadrant elevation. It didn't prove itself at Ft Sill and neither in Vietnam. We were better with the training gained from spending weeks in Snow Hall.Jun 05, 2013
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Price_Reunion_9.jpgReunion Photos - Dave PriceAh...the great memories of the FDC tools we used in Vietnam. The only thing missing is the CONEX container that provided a 24-hr protected work environment. Without that, the FDC would be out of commission and unable to operate with the weather extremes found in the jungle. The "tent FDC" shown was a "first effort", but very untenable; we would be chasing maps and papers all over the place.Jun 05, 2013
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Price_Reunion_4.jpgReunion Photos - Dave PriceFirst Stop: We toured the Basic Training barracks and met with the training staff. Looking particularly sharp was Sgt Schmidt, a top-notch female drill sergeant.Jun 05, 2013
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Price_Reunion_6.jpgReunion Photos - Dave PriceToday's FDC? Not quite! All the computer laptops were behind these men out of sight. The old firing chart with RDP and square are on display...probably just for our benefit to remind us of our time in service...ie, the "old days". And, yes...the "check chart" has been abolished.Jun 05, 2013
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Price_Reunion_5.jpgReunion Photos - Dave Price"Old Vets" on tour: Charles Skidmore, Dave Price, Wayne Crochet, John "Moon" Mullins, and Lee Dixon.Jun 05, 2013
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Price_Reunion_1.jpgReunion Photos - Dave PriceThe 777 155mm howitzer on field display.Jun 05, 2013
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