The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


Most viewed - Dennis L Dauphin
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1stCav.jpg1st Cav was here202 viewsAt the right end of the red line is the famous 1st Cav Insignia. The 1st Cav held this Mang Yang Pass area for a long time prior to moving. The road leads to the mountain peak and stops.
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Field_Targets.jpgTarget Zone201 viewsSigns of a lot of ordnance being used in the Central Highlands
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Mile_High.jpgThe Final Days201 viewsUnk Cannoneer uses a truck mirror to shave high up in the mountains of Tam Ky. At far left, another cannoneer holds the boresight target. On the ground, note the pickaxe and shovel. Tam Ky was my last "duty station" in Vietnam.
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Sunrise3.JPGBeautiful morning sky200 viewsHard to recognize nature's beauty in a war-torn land.
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Hwy_19.JPG200 viewsThis is just a part of Hwy 19. It was the site of many "L"-shaped ambushes when our convoys came down the road.
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Slide41.jpgWatching the arc199 viewsA smoke round is fired close enough to see the smoke cannisters released and follow to the ground at LZ OD. (Look at center-right). Our cannoneers never got much chance to actually "see" where an artillery round landed, but LZ OD was an ideal location to show a complete path from firing the round until it completed its arc.
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TamKyClouds3.jpgThe Final Days199 viewsMy last RSOP...way up in the clouds.
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Chinook_Refuel.jpgChinook198 viewsA CH-47 Chinook refuels from a fuel bladder away from the center of activity at LZ Montezuma/FSB Bronco.
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Slide56.jpgCam Rahn Bay198 viewsQuonset huts served the purpose for quick installation setup. Taken before departure for home.
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A-2-9_Guidon.jpgEsprit de Corps198 viewsTime out for a little esprit de corps....taking your picture with the battery guidon.
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Landing.JPGScenic view198 viewsOn location at LZ OD.
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CH-47_Water.jpgLZ OD197 viewsThe Chinook pilots did a magnificent job in setting down supplies. The tough part was "unhooking the doughnut".
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