SARGE HEARD FROM AGAIN

Dan,

You and Adams looked like real warriors with your M16s and all we had were the peashooter M2Carbine because we advisors had to use the same weapons the ARVNs used.

The major who came in to thank you for the airstrikes that saved his tail said it all that day. You and Adams literally saved a battalion of Vietnamese infantry with all those airstrikes. I'll never forget the look on your face when a rough tough Army major asked where was that Air Force guy who he talked with on the radio. You looked scared as hell. 'Course you were only about 22 or 23.

After your departure, we had a huge fight at the "Y" Bridge in Cholon and the F-100s were dropping 200 pounders like crazy. They began their runs over the An Quang Pagoda and swooped down between the bars and the New Star Hotel. We could have used your expertise then but Adams was a good man. The 9th Division later came along and saved the day. I was on a side street drinking a Biere LaRue 33.

When Adams said we were getting a new radio operator, I thought, "Oh God, not another Wingnut know it all." And I was right. You really did know nearly everything and began your radio shift your first day. Impressive because it usually took a week at the earliest to get up to speed running two HF nets, two VHF and a UHF net simultaneously.

Now what did you do with that captured VC radio? Did you call airstrikes on 100 piastre alley or the Hotel New Star with it? If so, I will never forgive you. And never will Mamasan and the girls.
Just kidding. Don't let anyone get you down. You're the real McCoy.
73
Richard
WB5GSA

August 23, 2008 6:26 PM


See, told you Adams was a good man. And don't forget our pilots, those supermen flying 01 Bird Dogs. You say the Super Sabre was rolling in hot and low. Well
those FAC's told them where to put it, and lit em up with smoke. You seen some
serious hero's during TET. Glad YOU didn't get on the wall cuz of that chopper
crash.

Yeah that captured VC radio....I'll chat about that another time.

Appreciate the trip down memory lane, I think..hi.

Dan/W4NTI