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We called this a Loach, but it was really an
LOH (OH-6A). Once my squad was under fire from a small group of VC, and the CO came out
in a Loach to see the enemy first hand, instead of sending in artillery like we wanted.
We figured he was trying for a medal or something. After that I never cared much for
them until recently when I met a Loach pilot at a reunion of the Vietnam Helicopter
Pilots Association. You guys were Number One! |
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A Cobra and a Chinook. |
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CH-47 Chinook. We did several air assaults in
these. But mostly we went in Hueys. A Chinook crashed while I was there, killing about
20. |
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Another Loach. |
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My ticket home, a C-130. |
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Waiting to fly to Cam Ran Bay. |
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I was actually going home a day early! But Charlie
had a different idea. After we waited all day for the plane it had to divert due to
shelling of the airport. We spent the night and flew home the next day. |
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Coming off of the plane from Vietnam. I had made
it back to the world. |
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Back in the states at Ft. Lewis, Washington. They
gave me a new uniform and medals. |
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Name unknown. I had been in NCO school with this guy
and the next one. We went over on the same day, and came back the same day. The group going
over was a lot bigger than the group that came back. |
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Name unknown. He was awarded the Bronze Star.
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Waiting to be paid and released, June 13, 1970.
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