Frank

Moved from IV Corps (Delta) to Pleiku late in 67. Director of II DASC.

Only FAC that got airborne first night of TET at Pleiku. Wonder how
many lives I saved with the strikes put in that first night?

Never stopped to count, just doing my job.

Friendly fire shot at me on take off (50cal/20mm) even with my lights
out. Sound shooting I guess.

Used to go to BH and TSN and mix with the 'big boys'.

Would land in the over run and turn off the first taxi way. As I
cleared the R/W a heavy mover would hit the R/W and pop his chute 50
feet behind me. You could smell the burnt rubber from the wheel spin
up.

Glad you were one of the good guys and willing to put your ass on the
line. Just ran my figures and had 257 combat missions and 398 combat
hours.

Big John
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On 6 Sep 2005 08:31:14 -0700, wrote:



Jerry;
I arrived at Bien Hoa with the 101st on 7 Dec 67 left there mid Feb
for camp Eagle. The F-5 crashed a couple of days before the tet in the
Widows Village just east of the airfield. That was exciting but not
near as exciting as the Tet that was a couple of days to remember.
There will never be an airshow to rival the F-100's dropping 500lb
bombs inside the perimeter.

Some day we will have to sit down over a cold one(something other
than muzzleloader) and find out how close we were during that period.

Frank