The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


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MH11.jpgCemeterySite of a cemetery near Kontum.
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MH-13a.JPGChurchA church located near Kontum.
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MH16.jpgI got promoted!Mike Huseth's promotion orders to the rank of PFC E-3, by orders signed by Capt Charles R. Nelson, "C" Battery Commander; orders dated 1964...pre-Nam deployment.
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MH-25a.JPGHwy 19 VillageViet village along Hwy 19.
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MH-30.JPGHook 'em & goEvery artilleryman has taken photos of the workhorse CH-47 in Vietnam.
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MH-31.JPGThe ChinookThe Chinook solved the problem of missing roadways and poor roads.
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MH-31b.JPGThe ChinookEveryone was totally fascinated with this big aircraft coming down right on your position.
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MH-31c.JPGSpotter Plane
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MH-32.JPGHuey airliftingOnce in a while you'd see a Huey doing a transport job.
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MH18.jpg"Bronco Bugle" - Voice of the 3rd Brigade{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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MH19.jpgThe really open "Open Mess" articleRight-hand column contain many humorous remarks about how "open" the Officers Open Mess was...no roof, no furniture, not much of anything.
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MH20.jpgBig Tiny Little performs for the troopsLeft hand column mentions musician Big Tiny Little of the Lawrence Welk Show doing a performance for the 3rd Bde troops on the 1/14th Golden Dragons stage.
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