The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit


Most viewed - Don M Keith
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DK-WomenCombat-a.jpgWomen in Combat - Vietnam105 viewsWhile women in combat did not occur in the US military until 40 years after Vietnam, Don offers this photo to point out the shock that our "point men" saw when encountering women with automatic weapons. And they knew how to use them. Vietnam was both a major culture shock and a guerilla war.
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3d_Bde_Sign.JPG104 viewsWhere was I? Well, according to this sign, I was in combat.
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3dBdeSign.jpg104 viewsHere, get a closer look at it.
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APC.jpg104 views
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Digging-C_s.JPGThe C-Ration Ritual104 viewsEach case of C-Rats contained likes & dislikes. Sorting and sharing was a daily routine.

Anyone like pound cake?
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DK-Pers1d.JPG103 views"Hmmm...this note says that Capt Barton wants to know where I'm at. Guess he must be lost again."
FO Don Keith out in the boonies.
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UnknownSoldier.jpgMen of B-1-35103 views
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Bugle.jpg103 views
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Tall_Grass.jpg103 viewsAmong all the other obstacles and perils in the combat zone, amazingly high grass was "way up there". Lts Don Keith and Randy Shaffer {KIA} demonstrate.
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017.jpg102 viewsServing as an AO, Lt Keith captures a look at Dragon Mountain and the resettlement of Montagnard peoples.
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