Historic Gallery | 80th Anniversary

Two soldiers of the 28th RCT watch for Vietcong through telescope.

Soldiers watch for Vietcong, 1966

After some 5 or 6 North Korean agents were reported to have crossed through the Demilitarized Zone in 2nd Infantry Division area, the division's 4th Brigade commander tasked the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Strike Force with flushing the communist infiltrators out of hiding.

UH-1 Huey helicopter in Korea, 1968

Models of aircraft and boats made by SP4 Karl Breitenstein hang in the recently completed 9th Cav. craft shop. 9/30/1959]; The craft shop is one of the many improvement projects the 1st Recon Squadron has built. The joke in the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, is that the “recon” in the unit’s name stands for “reconstruction” instead of reconnaissance.” It’s almost true. Since last fall this frontline outfit haws built a steady stream of projects.

9th Cav. craft shop, 1959

Happy orphan In Suk Han, 7, waves to her friends at the Hea Sung Orphanage as she leaves with Miss Elizabeth Lewis and an unidentified driver for a weekend in Seoul.

Hea Sung Orphanage, 1959

The U.S. 25th Infantry Division, 1st Brigade made a helicopter assault just south of the Ho Bo Woods at about 8 a.m. Sunday morning.

1st Brigade helicopter assault, 1967

The U.S. 25th Infantry Division, 1st Brigade made a helicopter assault just south of the Ho Bo Woods at about 8 a.m. Sunday morning.

Fire fight, 1967

The U.S. 25th Infantry Division, 1st Brigade made a helicopter assault just south of the Ho Bo Woods at about 8 a.m. Sunday morning.

B-52 raid, 1967

The U.S. 25th Infantry Division, 1st Brigade made a helicopter assault just south of the Ho Bo Woods at about 8 a.m. Sunday morning.

Ho Bo Woods, 1967