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BG-1.jpgMail Call226 views"This letter says 'Don't Come Home'....nope! Just kidding!"
"Mail Call" in the field was the greatest morale factor in all of Vietnam.
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LZ_Lane_13Nov67.jpgDangerous Territory226 viewsEntering LZ Lane...just a couple of clicks from the Cambodian border and the scene of much fighting.
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SG-Clip_1.jpgYes...we got "swapped"226 viewsThis clipping clearly delineates the events that occurred to the 3rd Brigade...often called "the Bastard Brigade" after its arrival in Nam. This clipping has been added to the Mighty Ninth Homepage as documentation for the uninformed or the misinformed. The brigades were not re-joined with their respective Divisions; the men were told to swap out their right shoulder patches.
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Stamper.jpg"A" Battery Field Mess Hall225 viewsGiven the great ingenuity of the battery's cannoneers, a stateside-quality mess hall was built on LZ OD with Sgt Dan Stamper as "Chef in Charge". Over his shoulder is the 3rd Bde HQ at LZ Montezuma next to the South China Sea at Duc Pho. The sign says: "Ma Stamper's Greasy Spoon".
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TS-5.JPGLZ Ranger @ Ban-me-Thuot225 viewsUNKNOWN Cannoneer. Sandbag City. Ammo is within reach.
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SoChinaSea.jpgAftermath of the July, 1967 ammo dump fire224 viewsAfter the great fireworks display at the ammo dump fire on the beach at the South China See, this is what the beach looked like. Probably cost the taxpayers back home a couple of million. {See the "War Stories" tab for more information}
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DP14a.JPGCambodia in the distance224 viewsSpring, 1968, LZ Mickey Mouse (possibly this is "A" Battery"). View southwest from LZ Mile High; Cambodia in distance. Black tubes in pile are 105mm ammo canisters (2 per box).
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S0-124.jpgWeapons Qualification: .45 Cal Pistol224 viewsMost of the names listed on this weapons qualification roster went over to Nam with the 2/9th Arty.
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CrownePlaza,San_Antonio.jpg2011 Annual 35th Inf Regt "Cacti" Reunion224 viewsMuy Bueno! We had a great time on the Riverwalk! Muy Caliente, also!
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DScott_Home.JPGHome224 viewsAin't much...but it was home to us.
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DScott_Quiet_Time.JPGOrganized224 viewsThis gun section has their act together.
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Rick_at_6.JPGRunning thru the jungle224 viewsRick is in the lead in the black shirt; medic David "Doc" Brown is right behind him.
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