The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


Last additions - Doug Turner
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DTurner-12.jpgA Well-Bunkered FirebaseOct 09, 2016
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DTurner-13.jpgTermites?From this high above, it looks like termites are in season.Oct 09, 2016
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DTurner-14.jpgOICCaptain Howard "Dutch" Hutsell stands outside a bunker with a soldier getting a Nam suntan.

Dutch was on the Battalion Staff as the S-4 and was later the Battery Commander for "A" Battery. Originally from Arkansas, he deceased in 2019.
Oct 09, 2016
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DTurner-15.jpgChaplain in the FieldOct 09, 2016
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DTurner-7.jpgBunker BuildingAll the elements are there: Aiming Circle, Jeep, sandbags stacked and augmented with steel grating.Oct 09, 2016
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DTurner-8.jpgClearly a LandmarkYou can find this one on a map for sure.Oct 09, 2016
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DTurner-9.jpgAerial of the HighlandsOct 09, 2016
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DTurner-10.jpgOur 105mm "popgun" artilleryOct 09, 2016
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DTurner-11.jpgFiring; round on the wayNote the classic moment: putting one's fingers in one's ears!Oct 09, 2016
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DTurner-3.jpgDuster on DutyA "Twin-40" Duster guards a trail.Oct 09, 2016
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