The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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LZ_Lane_13Nov67.jpgDangerous Territory227 viewsEntering LZ Lane...just a couple of clicks from the Cambodian border and the scene of much fighting.
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Stamper.jpg"A" Battery Field Mess Hall226 viewsGiven the great ingenuity of the battery's cannoneers, a stateside-quality mess hall was built on LZ OD with Sgt Dan Stamper as "Chef in Charge". Over his shoulder is the 3rd Bde HQ at LZ Montezuma next to the South China Sea at Duc Pho. The sign says: "Ma Stamper's Greasy Spoon".
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TS-5.JPGLZ Ranger @ Ban-me-Thuot226 viewsUNKNOWN Cannoneer. Sandbag City. Ammo is within reach.
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MK221.jpgTiger Hunt226 viewsBig game hunting. Tigers were a problem for the villagers and for the Oasis in 1969.
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DP14a.JPGCambodia in the distance226 viewsSpring, 1968, LZ Mickey Mouse (possibly this is "A" Battery"). View southwest from LZ Mile High; Cambodia in distance. Black tubes in pile are 105mm ammo canisters (2 per box).
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BG-1.jpgMail Call226 views"This letter says 'Don't Come Home'....nope! Just kidding!"
"Mail Call" in the field was the greatest morale factor in all of Vietnam.
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DScott_Quiet_Time.JPGOrganized226 viewsThis gun section has their act together.
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DJ-3.jpgBn Staff Visit225 views"Didn't you hear? We got a six-month drop!"

Maj Vincente DeJesus, Bn Asst S-3, Capt Keith Carlton, "A" Btry CO, Capt Doug Johnson, Bde LNO, Capt Hutsell, Bn S-4
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TS-8.JPGLZ Ranger @ Ban-me-Thuot225 viewsUnknown cannoneer. The best air conditioning in Nam was found in a bunker.
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Jim_Chuck_68.jpgFO & His Boss225 viewsFO Lt Jim James (dec - 2020) and Cpt Chuck Chaplinski, "A" Company, 1/35th Inf Company commander find a shady spot in the jungle.
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S0-124.jpgWeapons Qualification: .45 Cal Pistol225 viewsMost of the names listed on this weapons qualification roster went over to Nam with the 2/9th Arty.
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IMG_2613.JPG"Those were the days, my friend...."224 viewsFOs get together minus the fire missions and the muddy jungle fatigues.
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