And I used to think that I was the cats' meow when I threw out Willie Peter grenades as we left a zone. Wish I could have seen a bunch of Helos d...
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Bill, Keep the turns up. We will miss you and your outstanding sense of what Marine and Brotherhood should be.
From my understanding of TNW from NBC school, the terrain was not conducive for use in the areas that they would have been used. The U.S. had (ha...
:confused: I did a lot of work with ARVN Rangers "up north" and they were all very well motivated and carried out their missions with aclarity and pre...
PM, I didn't really get to know a lot of the 364 troops. I was with the "advanced" group from 165 and most of the 364 guys were "getting out of D...
Although I was only a lowley Crew Chief, I was allowed to "fly" left seat from Ky Ha to Da Nang in the last 34 that flew in HMM364.There were two and ...
Stan, I see many discrepancies like this listed for various aircraft, both civilian and military. I some times think the "true" demensions" ...
Jack, I would suggest you read "Stranger in a Strange Land" by Robert Heinline. It may help you understand the feelings and distrust brought...
Sammy was a part of 165 from March of '67 until his rotation home in March of '68. Sammy survived a "multi bird" shootdown in the Ashau just a fe...
As I have said, in other times and other places,:) , the VA in the last few years has seemed to come around and realize it is supposed to HELP a vet, ...
It is good news that the Osprey is finally scheduled to get back into a "lets see what it will REALLY do" mode. It will be interesting to see if ...
Yep, it takes a while. I wish they'd start doing things with it that it will face when it gets "on-line". I know they need to have all of the "c...
God Bless the good. I only knew Paul through the 'net. He was always "up" and nary a word of his long time ailment. May God Bless him, his family...
John, Thanks for the insight. It would seem that most of us agree, it is "expensive", not overly reliable (at this point in development), ha...
Falcon, If you mean how much could we put into the bird, it seems as if it was just under what we could carry in a 46. Probably about 2,000...
All I can tell you is that the short time I worked on them as a "raggie" I was ALWAYS covered in oil and 5606. We would work for 3 or 4 days and...
PM3777, I was with HMH462 for a VERY short while when it was a composite squadron at LTA in '65. Started to do the "thing" with the "Deuces"...
Arrrrgh!!! Ya got me John!!!:D What is your take, John, being a former Tech Rep on the '46 with 165??? If ya want, you can "PM" me. Or...
🙂 Skippy, I think you have said the crux of the matter with "new tactics and missions of the 21st Century". I just hope that any future mis...
I think that the idea behind the "200 mile" thing is that as the Navy continues to steam toward the objective that a complement of Marines can be disp...
Don't forget: Never share a foxhole with someone braver than you are. If the area is secure, make sure the enemy know it. If the enemy ...
Ummm, I am afraid you are right on target Joe. It has already "sucked up" enough money for a really good party!!:(
Sounds like that one is a "keeper", just like the Osprey would be if everyone would only take a step back and use it for what it CAN do, and not try ...
A little off topic....BUT: I always wanted to fly a Cobra!! Still do.... just to bald, and to fat nowadays.... hehehe. I sure hope that the manuf...