The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


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JFO-37.JPGOfficer housingBilleting improved a bit from those tents you saw earlier.
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JFO-38.JPGHail, CaliforniaA state flag flies from a searchlight jeep.
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JFO-39.JPGTanks, tooWe had every sort of war armament present in Vietnam; mostly WWII holdovers.
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JFO-40.JPGField ChaplainsChaplains ventured into the boonies to hold services.
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JFO-41.JPGChow TimeMermite cans and coffee/tea pot delivered to the field. Sure couldn't hump with it.
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JFO-43.JPGDigging inFoxholes were routinely dug.
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JFO-42.JPGWorst jobGoing through villages was always a nightmare. A most dangerous set of unexpected occurrences. It's something that only those who were there understood and the media never understood what we were tasked to do.
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JFO-44.JPGDigging inPerimeter defense was always crucial. The enemy was always looking for an opportunity, especially at night.
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JFO-45.JPGCollapsed bunkerCause unknown.
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JFO-46.JPGConvoyTroops moving by truck with the villagers nearby. Pontoon bridge ahead.
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JFO-47.JPGSupplies have arrivedSitting among a ton of supplies, even including a bulldozer in the background.
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JFO-48.JPGSmoky bazookaFiring off a round in the smoke.
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