The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


Most viewed - Danny L. Fort
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DF-1.JPG"Short Round"245 views"Short Round" was the mascot for Bravo Battery, 2/9th Arty. Short Round was wounded and Danny was the one who stitched him up and took him to the Doc. Short Round stayed in Danny's bunk. I I took him to be sewed up when he was hit. He was written up in The Stars & Stripes newspaper a couple different times. Our hero!
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Slide36.jpgInside the CONEX220 viewsCheck this FDC out! Lotsa cool memories. Note the RDP fan at top left, a good look at the FADAC (center), a can of RISE shaving cream on the shelf, a standard GI flashlight clipped to the wall at right and a guy wondering (Dietrich) why you want to take his picture. That's Geary Burrows in the background.
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DFort1a.jpgBeen fun, goodbye!219 viewsSp5 Danny Fort all dressed up in khakis at Cam Ranh Bay...heading home to the land of the Big PX.
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DFort.jpgModern-day Danny218 viewsDanny still retains the nickname "Cowboy" and has the hat to prove it!
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Danny_and_Geary.jpgAnother Buddy Found!218 viewsDanny links up with another 2/9th Redleg. Geary Burrows (right) was in the "B" Battery FDC in the 1967-68 era. Geary was wounded in the Spring/Summer of 68 and sent home.
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Slide09.jpgScenic Firebase217 viewsTake the high ground! It provides for a defensible base and a great view. Anyone know the cannoncockers here?
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DFort-TStuber.jpgSurprise Visitor215 viewsTerry Stuber links up with Nam buddy Danny Fort {2009}
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DFort6a.jpg3 Buds (Actually, Falstaff)214 viewsL to R: Jim ___ (from North Carolina), Burrows, and Danny Fort. Note that a "church key" was used to open the beer...long before the days of "pop tops".
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DFort9a.jpgSandbagging Bunkers214 viewsL to R: New FDO, Lt Ness, Geary Burrows, Gary Williams, and Kelly.
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DFort7a.jpgFreddie FADAC211 viewsSp5 Danny Fort pushes the buttons on the Field Artillery Automatic Digital Computer (FADAC). See Danny's War Story entitled "Don't Hurt My Freddy". Somehow, Danny figured out a way to make the thing work and was very protective.
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DFort4a.jpgLZ Hardcore207 viewsTaken during the 1968 Tet Offensive.
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DFort8a.jpgA Chopper awaits200 viewsFO Lt Fuller and FDO Lt Carl Stout. There was both a Carl Stout and a Charles Stout serving with the 2/9th Arty.
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