The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


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GDB-12.JPG"B" Battery firebase
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GDB-13.JPG"We Were Young...And Soldiers"Well, this is the "We Were Young" part; two redlegs do a little horseplay in a mud puddle.
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GDB-15.JPGOn DutySand bags make nice seats.
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GDB-16.JPGLarge logsLarge logs were often cut to reinforce the bunker system.
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GDB-17.JPGGreen T-shirtsSome "replacements" were given white tee shirts and a bottle of OD-green dye. As time went by, you began to see OD tee shirts.
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GDB-18.JPGWhatta Crew!The "B" Battery FDC crew standing tall.
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GDB-19.JPGFDC ConexBesides being a portable Fire Direction Center, it made a great storage & moving device. Time to unload and organize.
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GDB-20.JPGDon't give him a sword!Anytime there's trouble, Cowboy Danny Fort is in the middle of it.
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GDB-21.JPGThe helmet fitsWell, just barely.
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GDB-22.JPGEdward R. Murrow?Looks like he's ready to do a news report....
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GDB-23.JPGREAL Food!Cowboy Danny Fort has written under the picture, "Would you believe? It's REAL food!"
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GDB-24.JPGThe strange sight in VietnamA war was going on while the simple civilian farmers went about their business. Obviously, they didn't care much for warfare.
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