The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


Last additions - Gary Dean Springer
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GDS-122.JPGPrisonerIf you enlarge this photo, the rope is faintly visible; it was the rope that lowered the NVA prisoner to the ground.Jun 25, 2008
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GDS-121.JPGNVA PrisonerPrisoner enroute. If you enlarge this photo, you will see just how long the rope is and the prisoner dangling well below the Huey and just above the tree line.Jun 25, 2008
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GDS-120.JPGNVA PrisonerAn NVA prisoner captured by A/1/35 is enroute to the LZ. The prisoner had to be airlifted out by rope due to the high foliage at the capture site.Jun 25, 2008
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GDS-109.JPGLZ 510BNote the use of bamboo poles to support the sandbag roof. You used whatever you could find in the jungle.Jun 25, 2008
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GDS-111.JPGLZ 510BLooking across the creek into the jungle at LZ 510B.
Your mission begins when you enter the jungle and start "humping the boonies".
Jun 25, 2008
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GDS-119.JPGPopping smokeSmoke grenades were extremely important in the Vietnam war. It guided the helicopters to your position. Without smoke, the pilots might never see your location.Jun 24, 2008
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GDS-118.JPGLZ 510BJust about every firebase had a jeep; it served a lot of purposes.Jun 24, 2008
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GDS-117.JPGLZ 510BThe jeep made a great outdoor office.Jun 24, 2008
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GDS-116.JPGLZ 510BSp4 R. O. Shepherd at LZ 510B. Note the "stateside" fatigues with the color logos and emblems. Another sign that jungle fatigues were not fully available in the 66-67 timeframe.Jun 24, 2008
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GDS-115.JPGLZ 510BSp4 Lee in a "daring" pose. You know when the men are desperate for entertainment.Jun 24, 2008
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GDS-114.JPGLZ 510BSp4 Walter W. Lee ready to go.Jun 24, 2008
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GDS-113.JPGLZ 510BSp4 Walter W. Lee (standing) and Sp4 John M. Waldman keeping the lamp lit.Jun 24, 2008
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