The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


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MK-80.jpgDuc LapDuc Lap Hill 691 - Classic assault up the hill results in 3 KIA, 23 WIA in "B" Company, 2/35th.
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MK81.jpgThe Combat Prayer"You never know what fate awaits you..."
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MK82.jpgAftermathAftermath of 5 hours of contact firefight. Broke contact, pounded the area with artillery and air strikes. Lt Hartley was my LNO; we had five batteries firing missions during and into the night.
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MK83.jpgAftermathNext Day: Abandoned firebase booby trapped. More casualties for B-2-35.
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MK84.jpgAftermathDon't touch anything! Pound the hell out of hill 691 and surrounding area.
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MK-85.jpgNote homeQuick letter to home after firefight.
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MK86.jpgAftermathTime to think and reflect...but not for too long. Gotta keep on truckin'.
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MK87.jpg"VC" MosquitoGot bit by one of those "VC" mosquitoes and didn't know it. Five days later, I was gone from B-2-35. Off to the hospital at Nha Trang...around 18Sept68.
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MK88.jpg"Career Change"Becoming an Aerial Observer. Going from the ground into the air; same battlegrounds.
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MK89.jpgBack to Camp EnariRe-assigned to the 3rd Brigade upon my return. Famous profile of "Titty Mountain".
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MK90.jpgNew HomeThe Firebase at LZ Oasis becomes my new home with the 3rd Brigade, 2/9th Arty, 4th ID.
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MK91.jpgPark it hereThe Fixed Wing Strip at Oasis. {Guess they didn't mind sharing the pad with the Rotary Wing birds}
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