The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


Most viewed - Michael Huseth
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Huseth-5.JPG25th Div Yearbook - Oct 1, 1941 to Oct 1, 196666 viewsPhoto commemorates the firing of the 1st round in Vietnam by Charlie Battery. By July, 1966 the 2/9th had fired it's 50,000th round. Artilleryman at left is SFC Bobby D. Smith, the Chief of Firing Battery.
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MH-65.JPGBird Dog66 viewsBird Dog on the airstrip. Looks like the soldier in the white tee shirt is running cable.
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MH-78.JPGMonsoon, 1966 - Tea Plantation65 viewsWelcome to the monsoon season. Mud everywhere, roads useless. We were at the Tea Plantation when the monsoon hit.
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MH-13a.JPGChurch64 viewsA church located near Kontum.
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MH-36a.JPGMuddy convoy64 viewsLead vehicle is a French-made armored car.
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MH-52.JPGConference64 viewsPicture taken near Tea Plantation along Hwy 19. One of our guys huddles with the kids at lower right.
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MH-55.JPGEarly Arrivals64 viewsEverything about this photo tells you that these guys are the "early arrivals" from Hawaii.
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Huseth-6.JPG25th Div Yearbook - Oct 1, 1941 to Oct 1, 196663 viewsNotation: SSG Anderson Lewis, holding the phone, of the 3d Section, "C" Battery. The Battery Commander was Capt Ricardo Morales.
{Notice that no one is wearing any ear plugs}
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MH-36.JPGNot US63 viewsFrench-made armored car. 1966.
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MH-46.JPGThe Old and the New63 viewsThese are members of the DivArty staff. The Sergeant Major Henry, with the newest uniform, is at right. Meanwhile, you get a good trip down memory lane with the OD uniforms, the white cloth name tags and the later camouflaged name tags. The Sergeant Major, of course, is wearing the "uniform-to-be"...jungle fatigues and jungle boots.
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MH-53.JPGDigging in63 viewsTaken along Hwy 19. Yep...looks like the locals learned to "dig in" or they got paid to fill sandbags.
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MH-71.JPGLaundromat63 viewsEnvironmentally safe, guaranteed to keep your uniforms very smelly.
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