The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


Last additions - Gary Dean Springer
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GDS-135.JPGLZ 510B"Yeah...this is Lt Springer...what did I do now?"Jun 25, 2008
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GDS-133.JPGLZ 510BGDS and company looking over a Corvette ad. Maybe it'll have a few mph than the jeep he's in.Jun 25, 2008
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GDS-134.JPGLZ 510B"I think I hear the phone ringing".Jun 25, 2008
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GDS-132.JPGLZ 510BGee, I hate to eat and run. GDS grabs a mouthful in a hurry.Jun 25, 2008
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GDS-130.JPGLZ 510BLt Gary Dean Springer and Capt Higgins "share the table" for a good Thanksgiving day meal.Jun 25, 2008
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GDS-128.JPGTossing awayEvery LZ had a trash pit. The enemy would occasionally bury unexploded AF ordnance in there. Clever little bastards.Jun 25, 2008
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GDS-129.JPGLZ 510BCapt Higgins enjoys his Thanksgiving meal on the hood of the jeep.Jun 25, 2008
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GDS-127.JPGChow Time"Do you want more, sir? We want our FOs to be big and strong! Besides, we send the bill back to the battery anyway".
Jun 25, 2008
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GDS-126.JPGChow Time"You really think I should drink it?"Jun 25, 2008
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GDS-124.JPGLZ 510BEverybody used the jeep. The jeep was primarily used as a back up power source for the FDC and battery commo systems in the event the generator went down. Plus...it was the only soft spot where you could sit your butt down in the whole damn jungle.Jun 25, 2008
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GDS-125.JPGChow TimeNot too often, but mermite cans with hot food flown into jungle LZs instead of the all-too-familiar C-rations.Jun 25, 2008
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GDS-123.JPGChow Time"Well, we call it that because it looks like that!"Jun 25, 2008
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