The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


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GDS-224.JPGIncoming Hueys65 viewsHueys arriving at LZ Waikiki.
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GDS-242b.JPGSniper Hill65 viewsMission assignment in the background; grunt luggage in the foreground.
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GDS-240.JPGCombat Assault - coming up65 viewsHueys prepare for takeoff--on to another CA.
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GDS-110a.JPGBattery position65 viewsNote the use of bamboo poles to support the sandbag roof. You had to use whatever you could find in the jungle.
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GDS-33.JPGConvoy Duty64 viewsReturning to "Titty Mountain".
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GDS-50.JPGRSOP-ing64 viewsA look inside the Chinook. A fully-loaded jeep is in the transport.

Enroute to LZ 10B
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GDS-72.JPGSky Danger64 viewsA1E Skyraiders enroute to do some damage. The Skyraiders were very effective in ground support.
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GDS-74.JPGArmy's Caribou64 viewsThe US Army's last claim to fixed-wing fame: The Caribou.
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GDS-77a.JPGFish Story?64 viewsLt Jim Daly picks a strange place to tell a fish story.
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GDS-82.JPGLZ 503A64 viewsLZ 503A in Kontum Province near Cambodia.
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GDS-110.JPGLZ 510B64 viewsDeveloping the battery position at LZ 510B. Note that the cannons are positioned at "high angle fire" because they are surrounded by a tight tree line.
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GDS-117.JPGLZ 510B64 viewsThe jeep made a great outdoor office.
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