The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


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Visitors.JPGLZ EnglishActor Wendell Corey went on a tour of LZs in the boonies.
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Dignitary_Visit.JPGLZ ODUnidentified higher ups visit LZ OD.
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Holbrook_-_Casp.jpgThe "Boss" goes to the fieldLtCol Bruce Holbrook. 2/9th BnCo, chats with "A" Battery Commander Captain Mike Casp (KIA in Nov, 1967) after landing at LZ OD. His C&C chopper can bee seen behind them.
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DD_-_Wendell_Corey.JPGTour GuideI served as a tour guide when actor Wendell Corey was making field visits. He died the next year (1968) at age 54.
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Booby.jpgThe Bronco BugleA great coincidence...Lt Don Keith asked me if I remembered this incident. Not only did I remember it, I kept a clipping from the "Bronco Bugle"
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Landing.JPGScenic viewOn location at LZ OD.
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DumpFire.jpgDivision Ammo Dump Fire on South China SeaCapt Mike Casp, Btry CO and Lt Dennis Dauphin, XO have a 3200 mil problem. The fire is behind them.
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FireDivDump.jpgFree Fireworks Display - Summer, 1967 Duc PhoLt Dennis Munden peers thru the BC scope set atop the sandbagged CONEX container that serves as the "A" Btry FDC at LZ OD directly across from LZ Montezuma, the 3rd Bde HQ at Duc Pho.
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R_R.JPGR&R - Hong KongTime off - R&R in Hong Kong, 26 to 31 July, 1967. The Navy's 7th Fleet is in the background.

Combat personnel are slow to get R&R dates; they are needed in the field. Wheres the typewriter Rangers go as often as they have the money to go.
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MajCondry.JPGFellow Bn Officer on R&RMajor Willie J. Condry, the 2/9th Battalion Adjutant, was also taking R&R in Hong Kong.
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KontumHills.JPGScenic ViewThis road may be part of the Highway 19 that ran from An Khe to Qui Nhon.
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