The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

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I_m_Home.jpgReturned home from Nam55 viewsWell, I made it back home. I went over in a khaki uniform and still wearing it at Camp Chaffee, AR for the National Guard's ATT. I was the Safety Officer, assigned to protect the good people of Ft Smith from losing any cattle or their City Hall. They had reason for concern, too.

So....here's my story in pictures.
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GDS-45e.JPGRSOP-ing54 viewsA 105mm howitzer enroute to a new destination.
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GDS-45f.JPGEnroute54 viewsLooking up the underside of a sling-loaded Chinook.
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GDS-97.JPGEnroute to LZ 510B54 viewsEnroute to 510B.
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GDS-98.JPGEnroute to LZ 510B54 viewsEnroute to 510B.
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SK-43.JPGIn Line for MedCap service54 viewsI stood guard in the bushes outside this MedCap Clinic.
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MH-32.JPGHuey airlifting54 viewsOnce in a while you'd see a Huey doing a transport job.
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MH-73.JPGTwilight54 viewsEvening sets in on another day in Vietnam. Many noticed the beautiful morning and evening skies seen in the Far East.
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DY_Mem-4.JPGAlso "worn"54 viewsFt Sill teaches heat discipline. Well...they got that right!
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DY_Mem-5.JPGAlso "worn"53 viewsWell...looks like we all used a "strike out" to count the days remaining in our tropical paradise.
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yates_4.JPGMany hands make light work52 viewsWe all knew what we had to do upon landing in a new LZ.
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