The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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I_m_Home.jpgReturned home from Nam55 viewsWell, I made it back home. I went over in a khaki uniform and still wearing it at Camp Chaffee, AR for the National Guard's ATT. I was the Safety Officer, assigned to protect the good people of Ft Smith from losing any cattle or their City Hall. They had reason for concern, too.

So....here's my story in pictures.
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GDS-45f.JPGEnroute54 viewsLooking up the underside of a sling-loaded Chinook.
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GDS-95.JPGEnroute to LZ 510B54 viewsA look inside the Chinook enroute to the CA. The diamond-shaped padding behind the pilot reminds you that you were riding in a CH-47.
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GDS-100.JPGEnroute to LZ 510B54 viewsThis river is about 6 klicks from the Cambodian border. The 3rd Brigade was sent on several missions near the borders.
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GDS-99.JPGEnroute to LZ 510B54 viewsA river enroute to LZ 510B. Due to all the "greenery" of Vietnam, things like rivers were extremely important to tracking your position and calling for fire.
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