The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


Most viewed - Ed Thomas
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Hol-pins.JPGBronze Star Award81 viewsLtCol Bruce Holbrook, Battalion Commander, pins the Bronze Star on Lt Ed Thomas
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105Psn.JPGBattery Position80 views
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Herrick-Murphy.JPGBattery Officers80 viewsLt Chris Herrick, BC for Delta Battery and Lt John Murphy, XO of Delta Battery
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Lt_John_Murphy.jpgLt John Murphy80 viewsLt John Murphy, XO of Delta Battery. Delta Battery was activated and inactivated a couple of times based on the need for direct support firepower.
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Atk-2.JPGAttack in progress80 viewsArmed CH-47 prove value in combat
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Chu_Lai_Helipad.jpgSights & Scenes80 viewsThe Helipad at Chu Lai
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Jack-Ed2.jpgJack Burr & Ed Thomas80 viewsLt Jack Burr & FO Ed Thomas - Competitive leadership: where the heck are we? Jack holds the "binos" while Ed aims his M1 Compass.
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atk-3.JPGAttack in progress79 viewsCannoneer watches battle progress
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TrngSession.jpgTraining & Demo79 viewsLooks like training in progress. Note the "stateside" fatigues with the white cloth name tags. Confirms that the timeframe is 1966.
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Herrick-Turner.jpgChow Tent78 viewsLt Chris Herrick and FO Lt Doug Turner at the chow tent. Notice how Doug protects his share of the C-Rations.
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Thomas-Burr.jpgFO & Platoon Leader78 viewsLt Jack Burr, A/1/35 enjoyed competing with his FO Ed Thomas. It was a game of "one-upmanship".
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Aerial.jpgView from the chopper78 viewsNo collection of Vietnam photos is complete without a shot of the M-60 doorgunner's bird's eye view flying over a rice paddy.
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