The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


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MK163.jpgOn station129 viewsNice aerial view of the AO.
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MK-85.jpgNote home128 viewsQuick letter to home after firefight.
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MK103.jpgThe Gun128 viewsThe 175mm gun...longest range...greatest dispersion...used mainly for area missions.
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MK176.jpgFirst Shirt128 viewsHeadquarters Battery First Sergeant Ray Forester.
Firebase Oasis, 1969.
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MK240.jpgRTO128 viewsRay Plunkett with his RTO gear: a 25lb PRC-25 radio and his M-16.
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MK207.jpgCobra128 viewsThe Cobra Gunship...a real bad boy.
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MK151.jpgPleiku Air Force Base127 viewsOn the ramp at Pleiku AFB, 1969.
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MK152.jpgC-123127 viewsThe workhorse: C-123
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MK155.jpgThe Pilot127 viewsRiding with Air Force Maj Ferrell, "Cider FAC" (Forward Air Controller).
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MK252.jpgOasis perimeter bunker127 viewsPerimeter Bunker at the “Oasis” looking East towards the highway and The Village, at the returning convoy.

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MK287.jpgPassing through127 viewsA B-40 rocket punctures a hole in the EM tent.
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MK144.jpgIn Business126 viewsThe place for laundry and other services. Didn't take long for the locals to learn the basics of doing business the American way.
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