The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


Most viewed - Michael P. Kurtgis
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MK87.jpg"VC" Mosquito181 viewsGot 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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MK289.jpgAttack on The Oasis178 viewsLt. Friend’s (the engineer) Jeep. He and his RTO were in it, note the bullet holes. {See also MK-267}
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MK101.jpgOn The Way177 viewsAt the end of the red line, you will see the tip of the 8" HE round leaving the smoke at the end of the tube.
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MK7.jpgEngine Failure176 viewsBack to CRB - Engine failure. Is this an omen?
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MK238.jpgThe Bn Staff, 2/9th168 viewsOur version of the good times..2/9th Battalion Officers Club…the BnCOl with his Staff at the “Oasis”.
Bottom left-UNK, LtCol Forrester, UNK, Capt Finley, Maj Jerry Orr, and UNK
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MK264.jpgOut of uniform168 viewsUnderneath that uniform, we're just boys.
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WS-4.JPGAttack on The Oasis165 viewsBorrowed from Walt Schneidereit's photo album, this is a 4th ID account of the attack on The Oasis. According to Maj Jerry Orr, many more of the enemy were killed that night as many large mass graves were found. An estimate was 70 more dead.
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MK286.jpgFSB Oasis164 viewsPoints of interest: The wire, the EM tents, the TOC.
We didn't have many visitors, except for the VC and NVA.
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MK308.jpgCutting it close162 viewsDuring The Chu Pa (Big Mountain) Campaign, a major operation, I flew my last combat mission and fired my last fire mission. Three days to DEROS then Back to the WORLD 4 July 69!
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MK98.jpgThe TOC Gang161 viewsLt John Cashin, SC, 2/9th Arty (me), Lt William Hunnicutt and Lt James E. McHugh
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MK83.jpgAftermath160 viewsNext Day: Abandoned firebase booby trapped. More casualties for B-2-35.
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MK18.jpgBravo Leader159 viewsCapt Chuck Rothlisberger, Commander of "B" Company, Cacti Blue, 2/35th.
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