The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


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Commo_Sgt2.JPGMy Commo Assignment109 viewsJune, 1969 - Dragon Mountain. My commo assignment. {Orders musta come down not to call it "Titty Mountain" anymore.}
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Feb_69_vip.jpgVIPs109 viewsThe "big bird" (Caribou) brings in the VIPs for a visit.
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2-9_Hq.JPG4th Inf Division and the 2/9th Arty Headquarters at Oasis108 viewsApril, 1969. LZ Oasis headquarters area.
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Feb_69_airstrike.JPGJet Fighter strike108 viewsFebruary, 1969. That tiny dot in the middle of the photo is a fighter jet enroute to an airstrike.
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Feb_69_guns.JPGFebruary, 1969. Ka-boom!108 viewsThe big guns are firing over our tent area.
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Feb_69_Oasis5.JPGFebruary, 1969. The 8" cannon108 viewsHere's another look at it.
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SC12-_69Armor.JPGReady for duty108 viewsTank - 1/69th Armored
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Feb_69_scout_dog.JPGWaiting for a lift107 viewsFebruary, 1969. Scout Dog and two handlers awaiting airlift.
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mines.JPGStudying the mines107 viewsA pair of 4th Inf Div engineer officers, Lt Howze and Lt Friend (sp) study a mine sitting atop the jeep radio.
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Tents.JPGHome Sweet Home107 viewsDecember, 1968. These were the tents we lived in.
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Battery_Clerk2.JPGBattery Clerks of the 2/9th Arty106 viewsA true desk jockey...name unknown...but not any more. Thanks to Sp5 James Keller, we now know that this is Sp5 Robert F. Biza, "B" Battery clerk.
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Cpt_Baird.JPGHQ, Service Battery106 viewsCaptain Baird talking with the men of the Service Battery.
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