HMM 264 Rush Act "Leftwich Jr., William Groom LtCol Passenger CO/1stReconBn 1stMarDiv" (passener, KIA) was one of the best leaders I have ever me...
Fast Taxi "All that money was paid for a fast taxi." John: I suggest you add "for VIPs."
The description on this photo... ...is "Osprey engine start." Ready Two? Attached files image_3572.pdf (30 KB)
Another Local Story "William and Mary to honor late Marine Lewis Puller Jr." Puller won the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for his book, Fortunat...
Small Detail Per agreement w/ NATO in the 1950's our phonetic alphabet was changed. Thus, "PF" prior to the agreement would have been Peter ...
"all we vietnam Vets will be dead by 2015" Of note, I plan to make the reunion in 2030 and then some! As John Ace Hunt would say, ...
Actually... ...I liked that twang and plastic sound of the M16 when it fired. It made me feel like I was firing a toy again.
The best place... ...to go for urinary issues, including cancer of the prostate, is The Brady Institute at Johns Hopkins Hosptial in Baltimore, M...
Co-Pilot Kunkle We left Da Nang together at the end of our tour, November 1970, so I know he made it. He must be around somewhere.
"...hoist cable to corrode..." I saw it happen and result in a failure. We were a single CH-46 hoisting a Vietnam Air Force pilot who ...
I saw it happen. We were hoisting a Vietnam Air Force pilot who had ejected from his jet in the middle of nowhere. The cable started to fray and...
The Heavies Joe: I am sure you are not the only lieutenant who has had a beef with seniors. In one case (of many), I kept telling the C...
Actually... ...EG-13 did not let us down. It was the bad guys that got us. AND it was the Crew Chief, as is often the case, who was the hero.:)...
The issue as I see it... ... is the number 13. You will recall from the narrative that it was ET-13 that burned. Personally, myself and oth...