2nd Battalion - 9th Marines  The Ninth Marine in Vietnam

Picture Gallery of the 2/9 Marine Corps

 


"The Duke"
Submitted by Barry Yeakle

"The Duke"
Submitted by Barry Yeakle

"The Duke"
Submitted by Barry Yeakle

NVA artillary blows up Dong Ha ammo dump...Sept. 1967 by Richard Russell

Cpl. Bob Ellison, F 2/9 KIA
July 29, 1967 from Richard Russell


8 Miles South of DMZ
Sept 21, 1966
Anyone remembers, leave
a message on message board


3rd Herd Hotel 2/9 taken in August 68 at LZ Stud by "Hawk"
Mondragon

Johannes Fens & Dan Schuster Joe Schroeder (KIA, 16 Mar 67) By Dan Schuster

Cpl Arellano's squad, and Honduran Border Guard squad before taking off on a "live" practice patrol in Honduras (1989) by Steven Arellano


Fox 2/9. 3rd Platoon, 3rd squad Cpl Steven Arellano "Diego Garcia" in 86

Weasel, Herc and Russ with some educational reading material.......Fox Co. area Camp Carrol Oct. 1967

Cpl. Russell delivers an editorial on the Viet Nam war as a Echo Co. pouge shuts the hatch on his hootch........Camp Carrol Oct. 1967

Cpl.'s Gavin and Russell wash the Fox Co. jeep in the Cam Lo River Sept. 1967

Jon C. Hall, Bob Gilliam, and Mike McCrea/Foxtrot 66

Does anyone know these guys?
contact gipson@midwest.net

Joe Mannino, Hotel Co. 67' Con Thien

General Lewis Walt presenting
Jim Chase (FO) Purple Heart after 1st Platoon Echo Co took Hill 861 Khe Sanh 3-16-67

USS Paul Revere 1969, Bill Schissler

USS Paul Revere 1969, Bill Schissler

Who are these guys?.. "Fox 65-66?" contact Bill Parker at Bparker141@aol.com

Who are these guys?.. "Fox 65-66?" contact Bill Parker at Bparker141@aol.com

Hotel Co., Jan/Feb 67, Dong Ha from Joe Mannino

Tom Reasch, Pete Yeomans, Alan Lewis, PFC Flynn & "Feet" "81's" 1966

L/Cpl Tom Reasch, "81's" 1966

John Gaglione, ?, Carlos, Jim, ? "Guns" 1969

Jim Chase 2/9 FO Vietnam

Gunny Ed Harker & Son Cpl. Jac Harker, Dong Ha 1968

Jim, Carlos, John Gaglione, USS Paul Revere

Cpl Max Wetzel, Gen Louis Wilson, Cpl Delbert West


2/9 Btn. SW of Danang - '66


3rd Sqd, 3rd Plt, E Co. - '68


Hill 37 - 1968


Camp Carroll, Main Gate - '68


Camp Carroll - 1967


Camp Carroll from above - 1967


Herbert Thompson - E. Co. - 66-67


Camp Carroll - My House - '68


Camp Carroll today


Chow Time!


Khe Gia Bridge - 1967


Extra Home Security


Gen. Krulak & Peter McClaine



I Corp Map


Bill Jackson, Harry Pop Orr


Hue Nov. '66 by Bob Slattery


Red & Col. Harvey Barnum (MOH)

Saddle Up!

Memorium by Bob Slattery

Party Time!

Security in the Home

Song Trinh River - E Co. - 1966

E Co., 1st Sqd., 1st Plt., & 1st Plt. Wpns. Just in from Op. Kingfisher
Dong Ha 67

1st-Plt-E-Co-67-Jack Hartzel

2nd-Sqd-3rd-Plt-Fox-Co-68

3rd-Plt-3rd-Sqd-Fox-Co-68

Carl-Sanders-Fox-Co-68

Steve-Poundstone-Fox-Co-68
Who-is-this-Rocket-Gunner-67' 
Who is this Rocket Gunner 67'
 
Cecil (Red) McCleary, Doc Dave, Doc Leighton '67

Lt. John Harvey Carson Fighting Fires at LZ STUD 5/68

Cpl. John Gorski and Lcpl. Bruce Bennett on the move from south of Da Nang to Phu Bai airstrip in August of 1966

1st Plt, Fox Co. 68-69. Vince Montano far left

Sonny Klapsaddle and Henry Mondragon. At Vandergrift Combat Base ready to load up on a
CH-47. June/July 1968. 1st Squad, 3rd Herd Hotel Company.
"Wreath 2002"
Created by Ken Elliott
"Wreath 2001"
Created by Ken Elliott


2/9 offerings at the Wall by Ken Elliott

Wreath


November 10th, 2000 presented
by Ken Elliott
Wreath 2003
Presented by Darrell & Sandy Butler
November 10th, 2003

"Yellow Is For Those Who Came Home
Red Is For The Blood That Was Shed
Purple Is For Those Who Didn't Come Home"

Beercall at Camp Carroll G 2/9
(l to r)
Joe "Starch" Staresinich
Paul "PJ" Morin
Doc ?
Bill Lynch (arms in V)
Jackie Gump
Carl "Hoss" McKown
Peter "Bogie" Bogensperger
Rich Green

Submitted by Paul Morin

Heading Out from Phu Bai
(l to r)
Carl "Hoss" McKown
James Joyce
??
Richard Gerdes
Robert Procknow
??
Bill Lynch
Russ Trickler

Submitted by Paul Morin

Lt Oelrich
(l to r)
Lt Larry Oelrich & Grady Watford

Submitted by Paul Morin

Rockets G 2/9
(l to r)
? Perry
Ed "Hoppy" Hopkins
Peter "Bogie" Bognesperger

Submitted by Paul Morin

Hill 126 Flag

Hill 126 Plaque

Hill 126 Remains

Steve Poundstone Aug. 2001, returns to Hill 126 west of Dong Ha Mt., site where Fox Co. 2nd and 3rd Plt. were ambushed by an NVA regiment in March of 1969, to place a plaque and raise two flags in honor and memory of the KIA and WIA.

Dave, Al (Big Al) and Wayne.
3 day R&R.
Cua Viet. Jan. 69

Dave and Wayne. 3 day R&R.
Cua Viet. Jan. 69

General Jones, Ed Gorman, and "Red"

Small Group at Iwo Jima Memorial
Nov 10, 2001
submitted by Linda & Lou Damiano.

The Rockpile. Jan. 69.

Colonel George Fox, Operation Dewey Canyon

Submitted by John Murphy, H&S Company (106's)
 

John Murphy, H&S Company (106's) ,

Operation Dewey Canyon
 

2/9 Com' Platoon Okinawa in May/June 1978

Back Row from left: Don Emerson, Keith Bopp, Jim Leppeck, Dan Nicewarner.

Front Row from Left: Jack Mahan, Floyd Shepard, Leroy Golly, C-Rat the Dog.

Submitted by Jack Mahan jackmahan@mediaone.net

NVA Truck, Operation Dewey Canyon

Submitted by John Murphy, H&S Company (106's)
 

Pack 75mm captured by the 9th Marines on Dong Ha Mountain.
 


Rowlsons Raiders
3rd squad 3rd platoon Echo Co. 1966/67
David L. Rogers is kneeling on the far right in glasses.

H Co, 1st Plt, near Con Tien Sum '67
left - right: Crabtree, 0341; Yohner, 0351; Miller, 0311; Robinson (Robbie), 0331; Murner, 0311; Onstott, 0311; Doc Fitzgerald


Rockpile, Sept/Oct 1966

CPL Mike Linehan, SGT Jackson
Submitted by Mike Linehan

Con Thien, Dec 1966

PFC Tom Scherg, LCPL V. Sparks, PFC Keese, LCPL Clutter, CPL Mike Linehan

Submitted by Mike Linehan

Camp Carroll 1968 106"s & Flames ( King Zippo )
Cpl.Joe Moore: Holding Sign Hell in a Helmet
Two unidentified Bud's: Need Names? Send email to Lmoore19@aol.com
Fox 2/9
Portrait of a Grunt - May 1968 SVN (Me)

Submitted by Joe Bruce
Our Third Herd

Submitted by Joe Bruce
Slaseman, Me and Richter, Hill37, March 68

Submitted by Joe Bruce
Golf Company 2/9 3rd Plt. July 1967 at the South end of the Cam Lo Bridge

Front: Rudy Rivera (WIA July1967) back row: Paul "Deano" Deanovich , Craig "Swanny" Swanson (WIA 9/12/67) , & Bob Bigelow (KIA 9/12/67).

Golf Company "81's" 1968

Front row from left to right: Brian Hagemeister, Ken Harris, Bob Parramore, Rob Campbell, Back row left to right: Warren Atkinson, Greg Burchstead, Tony Wodziz, Bill Leonard and Jack Nelson.

Golf Company "81's" 1968
Left, Ken Newsome (KIA) 6 MAY 68, Rob "Rebel" Campbell

Hotel Company Officers &
Staff NCOs
Cam Lo - June 1967

Submitted by Larry Brinkman

2/9 Hotel Co. 1st PLT, Rest time before moving on to the next hill, somewhere near Camp Carroll. Summer 1967.

Submitted by Terry Yohner
2/9 Hotel Co. 1st PLT, 1st squad, river crossing, canteen filling, Dong Ha. Summer 1967.

Submitted by Terry Yohner
Camp JJ Carol
Ammo Dump
Me and My Tube
Submitted by Adrian Grass
Brennen & Who?
Submitted by Adrian Grass
U can run but u can't hide
Submitted by Adrian Grass
Hotel Company, 3rd Herd. 1967
Submitted by Joe Mannino
Received this mug in 1965 and am wondering if any other Marines got one of these. If so, contact Tom Reasch at e-mail address: 81nam@fuse.net
1st Platoon, Golf Co. 2/9 China Beach - Submitted by Ed Hogan
Ed Hogan On left with 1st squad, 1st platoon, "G" 2/9 in Quang-Tri 1969 - Submitted by Ed Hogan
From Reunion 2003 - Submitted by Linda & Lew Damiano
PFC Robinson Santiago H 2/9, KIA Operation Dewey Canyon 69'

Cua Viet 1969
Left, Ben Curley, Right, Terry Johnson, Sitting, Pete Grosso

Submitted by Peter Grosso

Camp Schwab, Okinawa August '69
Bottom left: Wilson, Vickerson, Poteat, Losinski; Top row, left to right: unk., Nielsen, Grosso, Lamb, Kendal.

Submitted by Peter Grosso

Hospital Ship USS Repose
March 13, 1969. Larry Guilliam left, Pete Grosso right; after Malaria.
"Doc" Terry Wilson
Hotel Company, 67-68

 

"Flames 106's" 1968
submitted by Frank Rodriquez
"Flames 106's" 1968
submitted by Frank Rodriquez
"Anybody Know this Man?"
Golf Company - 1968
Pleaes reply to rheikens@sbcglobal.net

Sgt Williams
March 1966

James McMillan
March 1966