The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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Joe_H-10.JPGFirst Event - Ted's Cafe, LawtonPresenting our Tour Guide - Ms Barbara Moeller. Barbara took the spouses and guests who wished to go touring Lawton while the others attended the Firepower Demonstration on Thursday morning.May 31, 2017
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Joe_H-1.JPGFirst Event - Ted's Cafe, LawtonThe Mighty Ninth Webmaster and co-organizer of the Encore Reunion, Dennis Dauphin, sets up the PowerPoint slide show. We viewed over 240 slides/photos our our "younger days" in Vietnam.May 31, 2017
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Joe_H-2.JPGFirst Event - Ted's Cafe, LawtonJoe (in neon yellow shirt) and Sandy Turner next to Ernie Correia, who is wearing his "official" 2/9th shirt.May 31, 2017
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Joe_H-4.JPGFirst Event - Ted's Cafe, LawtonBill Henson, Past President of the 35th Assn, Jim Connolly, and Joe Henderson. Jim and Joe worked in the TOC (Tactical Operations Center) of the 2/35th Inf Battalion.May 31, 2017
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Joe_H-5.JPGFirst Event - Ted's Cafe, LawtonDennis Dauphin (in the red arty shirt) seated next to Marie & David Scott and Barbara Moeller. Across the table is Carlton Epps and John Cashin.May 31, 2017
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LK-2x.jpgHeave-Ho!Pushing the cannon into the rear hatch.May 29, 2017
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LK-12.jpgIt's mine now!A civilian swipes a stovepipe and carries it away.

Occasionally, a firebase position would be close to civilian villages. Note the howitzer at top left.
May 29, 2017
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LK-10.jpgSp4 Larry Keller - Taking a breakDismantling a firebase howitzer position and moving involves a lot of hard man-hours. Larry has been at work for 24 hours with no sleep.May 29, 2017
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LK-17.jpgMingling with the localsLarry will take the local beer over not having a beer at all.May 29, 2017
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LK-16.jpgSp4 Larry Keller at Pleiku Base CampIt's a scenic view from the Bn Base Camp, then located in Pleiku.May 29, 2017
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LK-14.jpgConvoy to nowhereThis convoy was headed to Cambodia....of course, we were never there in the first place.May 29, 2017
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LK-5a.jpgThird world countryPleiku taxi ride. This is the way it was in most cities/villages in the 60s...excluding Saigon.May 29, 2017
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