The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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MH-33.JPGThe Monster58 viewsThe Sikorsky was the sky crane...amazing lifting power.
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MH-38.JPGWhat you do in a wet LZ58 viewsSSG Jesus M. Camacho decides to go fishing. Look closely in center of photo.
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MH-49.JPGWriting home58 viewsWe knew him as "Playboy" and that he was from Arkansas.
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MH-61.jpgTwenty Dong58 viewsThe value of 20 Dong in US currency today is 0.0009 cents. Well, it makes for a nice souvenir, though.
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MH-68.JPGGene Little58 viewsSp4 Gene R. Little working at Base Camp, 1966.
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MH6.jpgSF Camp overrun58 viewsDamage from the attack. The truck is destroyed; there were no survivors after the camp was overrun. The inability to protect the SF camps led to the escalation of units sent to Vietnam in 1965 and 1966.
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MH7.jpgJanuary, 196658 viewsPicture taken in early January, 1966. Sp4 Gene Little, Sp4 Michael Huseth, and Sp4 Jay Uler.
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MH8.jpgGun Bunnies having chow58 viewsPart of a cannoneer crew on first airlifted LZ, near a Montagnard village.
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MH18.jpg"Bronco Bugle" - Voice of the 3rd Brigade58 views{CLICK TO ENLARGE }
Halfway down the right column states that "The Mighty Ninth" and B-1-35 were the last units of the 3rd Brigade to be deployed in Operation Paul Revere.
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MH23.jpgSunday, May 15, 1966 edition of Bronco Bugle58 viewsLeft-hand column warns that monsoons turn Vietnamese dust into Vietnamese mud...and it makes for difficult driving.
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MH22.jpgPaying the troops58 viewsThe left hand column discusses how the troops were paid. Pay Officers were sent forward to personally deliver MPC (military payment certificates) in the field. No one was allowed to have greenbacks unless they were headed for home or for R&R.
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