The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


Last additions - Michael Huseth
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MH-69.JPG155mm howitzersA convoy of 155mm howitzers.Aug 11, 2013
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MH-65.JPGBird DogBird Dog on the airstrip. Looks like the soldier in the white tee shirt is running cable.Aug 11, 2013
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MH-61.jpgTwenty DongThe value of 20 Dong in US currency today is 0.0009 cents. Well, it makes for a nice souvenir, though.Aug 11, 2013
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MH-60.JPGWhat we didThis news item covers exactly what we did in the "early days" in 1966. Looking back, we can see how full of naivete we were in thinking this would be effective. Dealing with the locals became as much a part of the war as the war itself.Aug 11, 2013
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MH-55.JPGEarly ArrivalsEverything about this photo tells you that these guys are the "early arrivals" from Hawaii.Aug 11, 2013
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MH-54.JPGNews clipping - 100,000th Round firedBnCO LtCol Bruce Holbrook estimates the cost of firing 100,000 rounds. It was fired by BG Glenn D. WalkerAug 11, 2013
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MH-53.JPGDigging inTaken along Hwy 19. Yep...looks like the locals learned to "dig in" or they got paid to fill sandbags.Aug 11, 2013
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MH-51.JPGSightseeing on Hwy 19More sights along the highway.Aug 11, 2013
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MH-52.JPGConferencePicture taken near Tea Plantation along Hwy 19. One of our guys huddles with the kids at lower right.Aug 11, 2013
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MH-50.JPGSightseeing on Hwy 19Sights you see along Hwy 19.Aug 11, 2013
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MH-49.JPGWriting homeWe knew him as "Playboy" and that he was from Arkansas.Aug 11, 2013
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MH-36b.JPGUS TankUS medium tank, Vietnam 1966.Aug 11, 2013
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