The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


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Grunt_Club_-_2.JPGCacti Beer Hall68 viewsWell, you could say that it was "Miller Time", but the gang is all drinking Pabst Blue Ribbon.
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2Village_Firefight.JPGVillage Firefight68 viewsDon says that this is the battle where Lt Dick Arnold of B/1/35 and his platoon were pinned down.
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Fire_in_the_hole-1.JPGKa-blooey!68 viewsThe NCO is getting ready to blow this enemy stash to kingdom come!
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Running_thru_the_Jungle.JPGCong -or- Cong Fighter?68 viewsDon can play for either side.
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Major_Punji_Trap.JPGPunji Stakes68 viewsOne of the nastiest booby traps in all of Vietnam was the punji stake trap. A hole in the ground was covered up to hide the sharply-pointed stakes pointing upward, usually with poison on the tips. The idea wasn't to kill US troops, but to take them out of the battle and to demoralize their comrades.
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Cacti_Grunt_Club.JPGBeer Hall67 viewsWho knew? The Cacti battalion had their very own beer hall! Salud! (burp)
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01-Bird_Dog_Spotter.JPGBird Dog64 viewsThe Cessna L-19/0-1 Bird Dog was the artillery FO spotter plane used throughout Vietnam.
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Don_K_-hand.JPGA rock?64 viewsTHIS is a Water Buffalo turd?!? You said it was a rock!

(Guess you flunked your minor in Geology, Don!)
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