The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


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AS-12.JPGSupply DropThese are key supplies delivered by sling under a Chinook.
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AS-13.JPGGun SectionGood look at a typical gun section in Vietnam. My home for a year.
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AS-14.JPGDigging inYep, this is what it looks like when we build yet another new firebase.
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AS-15.JPGOutdoor PorchWell, some of us can build better stuff than others.
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AS-16.JPGFreshly DroppedHere's one of our cannons fresh from being dropped. Note all the supplies that are wrapped around the howitzer so that we can begin unloading and set up immediately.
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AS-17.JPGBeautiful SkyBackdrop of a pretty day in Vietnam.
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AS-18.JPGCamouflageThis position has pretty good camouflage employed.
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AS-19.JPGScenic OverlookIf you were lucky, your next position looked like this. You had both the commanding high ground against the enemy and a beautiful scene every day.
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AS-20.JPGProtecting the AmmoEvery gun section took great care to build a wooden shed to shelter and protect the 105mm ammo.
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AS-21.JPGUnloadingOne the howitzer is on the ground, we unload and set that sucker up for firing.
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AS-22.JPGCup of CofeeOnce I get my morning coffee, I'm ready to go.
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AS-23.JPGTypical scene in the Central HighlandsAlmost every firebase in the Central Highlands had a mountain backdrop.
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