The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


Most viewed - 2-9th Reunion
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DF-12.JPGReunion Photos - Danny "Cowboy" Fort111 viewsVeteran Mike Kurtgis takes a photo in the training building area.
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DF-13.JPGReunion Photos - Danny "Cowboy" Fort111 viewsModern-day basic training barracks. Note that there is no "stacking" of the bunk beds.
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DF-14.JPGReunion Photos - Danny "Cowboy" Fort111 viewsA visit to the basic trainees in the field at the hand grenade range. Many of these trainees were young women; completely unheard of in "our day".
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DY-1.JPGReunion Photos - Danny Yates111 viewsThe 2/9th FA Commemorative Coin: Our Reunion Organizer, Maj Jerry Orr, presented each redleg veteran attending the reunion with a commemorative coin at the concluding Friday night banquet. Barbara Moeller, who assisted Jerry with the tours, presented the ladies with an initial charm.
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DY-6.JPGReunion Photos - Danny Yates111 viewsInside the training living quarters. Our Guide indicates that all trainees must be at least this tall...or whatever he was pointing out.
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DY-2.JPGReunion Photos - Danny Yates111 viewsOn the bus - Maj Jerry Orr worked very hard to arrange bus transportation for all the on-post events.
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THANKS_JERRY.jpgThe Waldman Collection - We Arrive111 viewsCowboy Danny Fort presents a plaque to Host Jerry Orr at the Lawton Country Club as thanks for all the hours, effort and coordination it took working with the Ft Sill staff to allow us on post for a historic reunion some 40-odd years after we served in Vietnam.
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DY-7.JPGReunion Photos - Danny Yates110 viewsOur basic training troops in action. Les Cotton is in the forefront with his cowboy hat.
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SR-8.jpgReunion Photos - Stu Royle109 viewsReady - Set - Mingle.
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JO-4.JPGReunion Photos - Jerry Orr109 viewsMike Kurtgis objects! "But wait a minute, Drill Sergeant! What if I don't want to get up at 0500?"
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Key_Gate.JPGGuarding The Gate108 viewsWell, Gents, the 105mm howitzer, M101A1, has remained here as the "gate guardian" at Ft. Sill for over 50 years!

Welcome Home, Brothers! It's been a long, long time.
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DF-15.JPGReunion Photos - Danny "Cowboy" Fort108 viewsWe observe the basic trainees undergoing the hand grenade toss for record scoring. We even got a chance to toss some grenades ourselves!
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