The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


Most viewed - 35th Reunion - 2007
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IMG_2618.JPGFire Mission!271 viewsStill firing! Mike Kurtgis, Don Keith, Dennis Dauphin, Ed Thomas, Bert Landau, (Gary) Dean Springer.
Nice to see all these FOs still on target!
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IMG_2611.JPG"Hi, Old Buddy!"268 viewsTony Bisantz, CO of A/1/35 and (Gary) Dean Springer (right), FO, Bn Ammo Officer, and CO of the temporary "D" Battery share tales of command and service. (Tony Bisantz has passed away.)
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IMG_2612.JPG259 viewsOld FOs still find the target: Ed Thomas, Don Keith, (Gary) Dean Springer, and Dennis Dauphin
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IMG_2610.JPG"We can smile now!"258 viewsJim Connolly, Joe Henderson, and Mike Kurtgis renew old friendships.
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IMG_2608.JPG"This is the way it was, I'm telling you!"253 viewsEd Thomas, FO extraordinaire, mentor to new FOs and a legend in the field, tells a "war story" while Capt Dave Collins nods off gently.
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IMG_2607.JPG"And we'd go back and do it again, too!"250 viewsDennis Dauphin and Don Keith share their history with the 2/9th FA.
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IMG_2616.JPGThe Party Guy243 views"Hey...I'm having a great time!" Dean (Gary) Springer always enjoys the 35th Cacti reunions.
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IMG_2609.JPG"Seriously, guys..."242 viewsPete Dykstra sharing a moment with Hal Bowling, and David Dunn; members of A/2/35.
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IMG_2615.JPG235 viewsWiley Dood & Dennis Dauphin, sharing moments about the "Pleiku Pals" posting group
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IMG_2614.JPG"No, that fire mission was finished long ago!"234 views35th Inf Regiment's Wiley Dodd, Sergeant-at-Arms. Wiley served with the 2/35th Recon unit.
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IMG_2613.JPG"Those were the days, my friend...."223 viewsFOs get together minus the fire missions and the muddy jungle fatigues.
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IMG_2601.JPGThe caravan arrives...199 viewsDennis Dauphin, Don Keith, Jackie Dauphin, and Barb Keith did a caravan from Memphis to Philly...and just checked the map occasionally.
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