9th INFANTRY DIVISION, Part 1: Swamp M113 Gavin Light Tracked Tanks for All-Terrain Armored Mobility

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You probably remember the unit patch of the 9th Infantry Division (ID) on Tom Hanks in the movie "Forrest Gump" and saw how it was fighting in the soggy, southern part of South Vietnam. However, the 9th began its combat history in North Africa against the Vichy French and Rommels Afrika Corps in WW2. The next thing that comes to mind is; Wheres the USMC? Are they not supposed to be the amphibious experts"? Why then are they ignoring inland waterway combat (they still do; the USN SEALS and ...

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