The 9th Infantry Division - The Big Picture

Shows The Undefeated Battle Record Of The Ninth Infantry Division In World War II, And The New Challenges To The "Old Reliables" Today In Vietnam.
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[@davidsalinas9]

My grandpa was 9th infantry division. He was a machine gun specialist, sniper. And radioman. He survived 9 months in the jungle. I've never met anyone more manly than this old wise guy. God I miss him so much. Rip to the warrior who raised me. Little did I know he was a warrior in a garden after the war. He was a great man. I'll never forget the war stories he told me and the lessons he learned in combat

[@carlosgarzajr7512]

GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR GRANDFATHER IS REMEMBERED AND NEVER FORGOTTEN. HE HAS PROVEN HIMSELF RESPECT AND HONOR.

[@duyenluong7736]

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[@FukcAUsername]

My father James Santmyre was in the 9th in 1968 until shot down in a helicopter. I always hope I will see him in one of these videos lol. He died from cancers which were not helped by Agent Orange exposure. I still miss him everyday and I pray I can see him again somehow. Thank you to all the Vietnam vets. You guys rock and are the type of brave men we need today. Im sorry for what all of you had to go through and I hope you found peace in your lives. God bless you all.

[@MelissaM-lo5hi]

My father was in the 9th Div. 2/60th Company A, 68-69. I am so very proud to be his daughter. And blessed he made it home! I hope your seeing this pappa…To all you Veterans a big Thank you for your service!God Bless you all!

[@kevinthomas895]

Would he have served with a Mike Thomas from Mobile Alabama?

[@MelissaM-lo5hi]

@@kevinthomas895 I’m not sure. I recall some of the guys names but not all.. I will definatley ask him and get back to you. Thanks

[@MelissaM-lo5hi]

@@kevinthomas895 Hey Kevin. Sorry so late in reply here. I did ask my father and he said not that he recalled. There were so many of them there sometimes to do head count and know them all was just something that didn’t happen. Many many brothers. I mean all fighting together but within their different groups. I’m sorry .

[@kevinthomas895]

@@MelissaM-lo5hi That's OK. I have figured out my dad was part of Delta troop, 1st squadron, 9th regiment of the 1st cavalry division. Haven't found any of his fellow soldiers yet but I'm still looking.

[@MelissaM-lo5hi]

@@kevinthomas895 I’d like to find a buddy or 2 of my fathers also from his gang. Even though unfortunatley 3/4 of his gang was wiped out. I’m still in search for him though. I think it would be good for him. If found he can choose to take it or not. But don’t give up. They say ppl have found ppl over years of searching and continue to do so today. Best of luck to you.!

[@jamesfrancispetermarsh8651]

I had the joy of a boat ride over late 1966, 9th division. Bearcat, Dong Tam. Fun camping out and going on hikes. This video is accurate...thanks.

[@cliffshirley829]

I may have been on that same boat. Departed Oakland early December '66. Pulled latrine (head?) cleaning duty for 2 weeks on that boat. Hated it. Glad to get off at Vung Tau and head for Bearcat for a few months, then on to Dong Tam. But we survived, for which I am thankful.

[@streetlethal3727]

My father was in the 9th division in Vietnam. We thought it was kind of funny when we watched Forrest Gump and him wearing a 9th division patch. May the FORCE be with you 😎

[@garynorthtruro]

I was in the 9th. 3rd of the 34th artillery' Charly battery in the Kienwah province. In the rice paddies.

[@sethcarpenter957]

My grandfather was in the 9th infantry Jerry Carpenter died in 2016 of agent orange

[@jasiahtrace2373]

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[@TheKingDrew]

@@garynorthtruro you have to be shitting me, where you there any time between 1967-1969? Somebody I know was with y’all named Edgar Holland

[@garynorthtruro]

@@TheKingDrew 3rd of the 34th artillery, 9th division, Mekong delta 68/69. Does that help?

[@gavinholley2816]

My grandfather was In the 9th infantry Division 709th maintenance battalion Vietnam 1966-67 bearcat base Name Joe Nelson

[@fuq1nutube]

My uncle was in Vietnam, in the 9th for a couple of months in '68. He has a park named after him now and a plaque on the wall in the town square.

[@TheKingDrew]

What city/park if you mind if I ask

[@fuq1nutube]

@@TheKingDrew Robertson park. Twinsburg Ohio

[@Thunderchild-gz4gc]

My late father was E Company LRRP most of his tour. Assistant team leader/ medic.

[@carlosgarzajr7512]

WELCOME HOME BROTHERS. THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE. CARLOS GARZAJR THE CHAPLIN FOR THE 25THID AND THE 27THID WOLF HOUNDS AND THE 9TH AND THE 4TH. YOUR MY FAMILY.

[@oogbah7218]

My grandpa served in the 9th infantry division he was a cook and infantryman

[@Mainsail76]

The World War II era propaganda music just ruins these Big Picture Vietnam films. The music just doesn't fit for that war. The footage and info is good, but it just doesn't get across the violence and difficulty of Vietnam. But, I guess the Big Picture was Department of the Army propaganda.

[@jasoncronin6929]

My Dad was in the 9th infantry division 5th of the 60th B Company mechanized in Vietnam in 68...then with 1st infantry 1st of the 16th in 69

[@jameskadvan2799]

I was 67 in the 9th Infantry Division

[@armoral5]

My grandfather was in the 9th in 67 also!

[@gerardsignalguy6623]

Me too!

[@cliffshirley829]

Served with 3/34th. artillery as a medic in 1967. Living in the 'hootch' that separates the 105's really sucked. Not for the claustrophobic. What this video doesn't talk about are the various skin problems that come with such a wet environment, not to mention the leeches. Treated many for skin ailments. All of us had hearing damage living in close proximity to the howitzers. This is one of the best videos about the Mekong Delta & the 9th. Infantry division in the Mekong. Agree with others about the music.

[@paulnitz9682]

Cliff I was with the 9th in Dongtam 67 and 68 A Battery 3/34 Artillery

[@cliffshirley829]

@@paulnitz9682 Glad you made it home, safe and well, I hope. Dong Tam, as I recall, was pretty spartan in '67. Mostly just mud dredged from the river and no elaborate amenities. But it was better than being on the river. Welcome home, brother!

[@paulnitz9682]

@@cliffshirley829 Thanks Cliff always nice to Talk to guys from the 3/34,Artillery 9th Division.

[@garynorthtruro]

Horrible skin problems !!

[@ronsbeerreviewstools4361]

Thanks a good post.

[@juliuscaesare2666]

The boys from newark .belleville and nutley all served in the 9th inf div and knew each other...

[@lamnguyen-uj6lh]

All gangsters till the tree said "du ma" Those man work in the rice field also VC at night lol

[@Tony-sj6on]

I was with the 9th infantry division in 1968 and thank all of you Vietnam veterans who fought along beside me in the mekong delta.

[@JohnEglick-oz6cd]

My uncle was kia mid-3/68 , tail end of bloody ass TET , in NAMs Central Highlands near Pleiku with the USAs 1st Cav. Air-Mobile Div. . Happened just over 10 days b-4 my 11th bday.

[@DylanAce6]

My great uncle was in the 9th! 69-70

[@carlosgarzajr7512]

THE RIVER RATS .AND WE DID DENTAL. AND YOU NAME IT WE DID IT. STRICTER FORCE.

[@curtdenson2360]

ATC-152-10 WE CARRIED 40 tROUPS DAILY all branches, they were very effective at killing Communists and ridding the locals of their threat, the weak point wasn't the military. It was the Communists at home! We let Vietnam down and our country, we are still suffering these same Marxist/Communists today at home, do not vote for Dumocrats, they brought us the C-19 epidemic from China.

[@carlosgarzajr7512]

WE DID EVERYTHING. WE HAD THE BEST AIR FORCE.

[@MetalHeadAZ]

my dad was in the the 9th Infantry, 709th maintenance batallion

[@benfried3745]

My sister's brother-in-law's next-door neighbor's cousin was in the 9th

[@rickbarnes7745]

Seems like the army was doing the marine corps job.

[@malcolmsee3477]

Even the US Jarines were smart enough to avoid this vast shithole

[@tomcomiskey6350]

The US Army does their job and they do it better than any other force on earth, they just don't brag about it or get the headlines, we leave that for others.

[@rickbarnes7745]

You misunderstand what I'm saying. In Vietnam, the marine corps was misused. They were deployed as long term occupation ground forces, exactly what the army designed for. The marines mission is to seize advanced bases in a naval campaign as they did in ww2. As an amphibious force, the marines should have been deployed in Riverine operations if they were used at all in Vietnam.

[@malcolmsee3477]

@@rickbarnes7745 sorry ,you are correct! But also as a career Army Infantry NCO

[@malcolmsee3477]

I was never impressed by the Marine Corp! A lot of hype with marginal results at best!

[@JohnEglick-oz6cd]

Knew some dudes drafted in late spring 65 , and sent to NAM by late 9 / 65 sent twith the "Big Red One " 1st I.D. , and fought near Saigon , and see of the Mekong Delta , until USAs 9yj I D. Took over .

[@carlosgarzajr7512]

NEVER WILL I FOR GET MY BROTHERS.AND I LOVE THIS BROTHERS. THAY WERE THE ONCES THAT GAVE ME MY MEDALS.

[@johnhanes5021]

At 20:51...a native village....yeah sure , natives...that's what they were...natives. Says it all right there.

[@telleyvestal3351]

I think the 9th infantry and the 23 Americal Division should reactivate and be based out of Ft Dix/McQuire NJ and have an air assault school and Pathfinder school I think that would be kool💡🤔👍😎

[@carlosgarzajr7512]

THAT WAS OUR GERNAL.

[@garynorthtruro]

I was there. We didn't win a damn thing.

[@petehutchins7062]

yet my father fucked them up...the point

[@curtdenson2360]

You were with the 9th?

[@bubbajones6907]

Killed a shit load of VC. Surely that made it worth while. It's a shame politics wouldn't allow our brave soldiers to win decisively.

[@garynorthtruro]

@@bubbajones6907 I was there 68-69 . It was a bad war that never should have happened. There is nothing to be proud about it. I watched good soldiers die and get horrible wounds. It was a massive mistake.

[@tomcomiskey6350]

@@bubbajones6907 Agree!

[@Sturminfantrist]

the 9th the Last full Div. send to VN

[@jamesfrancispetermarsh8651]

Actually what I wrote below was a joke. The tour was much worse than depicted.

[@lshionbrown]

I would like to hear your experience if you don't mind reaching out to me. I've heard some things and feel like I see things differently.

[@carlosgarzajr7512]

THIS IS A TASTE OF WHAT I DID COWBOYS. THE MISSION WAS ACCOMPLISH.

[@IronCypher]

The muzak is phucking worst.

[@williamturner1517]

The Old Relibels. Bar None.