The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


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GDS-30.JPGConvoy Duty60 viewsTwo Montagnard boys along the convoy route waving to us.
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GDS-61.JPGFine Dining in the Field60 viewsFresh eggs??? I have no idea where they came from and probably don't want to know. I can only hope that they came from a chicken.
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GDS-73.JPGRunway60 viewsWasn't much of a runway, but it worked.
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GDS-81.JPGMaintenance60 viewsGun crews (cannoneers) doing howitzer maintenance on the M101A1.
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GDS-103.JPGLZ 510B60 viewsBuilding a footbridge. Looks like they are missing a few parts.
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GDS-227.JPGDay at the Beach60 viewsEnjoying the beach at Chu Lai, minus the babes, of course.
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GDS-19.JPGPlei Me59 viewsCIDG building a bunker at Plei Me.
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GDS-24.JPGPlei Me59 viewsLiving quarters at SF Camp.
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GDS-26.JPGLZ Waikiki59 viewsSunset at LZ Waikiki
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GDS-45.JPGRSOP-ing59 viewsA-2-9 loads it gear onto a Chinook for transport.

LZ 10B
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GDS-45c.JPGRSOP-ing59 viewsThe loads are hooked and the Chinook pulls upward.
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GDS-56.JPGField Dining59 viewsThe first thing you have to do in the field is to learn the primary sitting position. Virtually every Vietnamese you met relied on the "squat" position. Comes in handy for field dining, too.
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