The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


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JFO-61.JPGVery scenic war zoneFirebase set across from the hills with valley in between.
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JFO-62.JPGSee VietnamNope, I've already seen it.
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JFO-63.JPGAnother RSOPLooks like this battery is strapping up for a move to another location.
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JFO-64.JPGMontagnard VisitorMontagnards were our mountain-dwelling friends.
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JFO-65.JPGWhere the fun begins...A slick arrives and the action starts. Call it "Hueys" & "Humping".
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JFO-66.JPGScenic campingWhen a unit wasn't in contact, life in the field wasn't too bad.
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JFO-67.JPGSpider holeA couple of 1/14th grunts spot a spider hole, a deadly ambush position used effectively by the enemy.
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JFO-68.JPGSearch & DestroyAnyone humping the boonies can relate to this photo.
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JFO-69.JPGDaily sightA line of Hueys (inside the rectangle) crossing the skies in the Central Highlands. Roads and highways were scarce.
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JFO-70.JPGDamaged photoThis photo may not be especially clear, but it clearly depicts life in the boonies with the ground grunts.
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JFO-71.JPGInflating the air mattressThey went everywhere we went. Indispensable to a good night's rest.
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JFO-72.JPGRiver & Rice PaddiesEarly morning view from the mountaintop.
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