GALLERY 2
AT PHOUC VINH
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Sacca mosing along the compound.
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Bagging
sand was a "fun" activity here. Sacca's in the foreground.
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Pilot
Jerome Bradley inspects a ship before a mission.
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Pete
Wilson and I check my machine gun mount which took a round or two.
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Medic
Doc Hipple and John Sacca wondering why I took their picture.
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| MISSION TO FIND A SUSPECTED VC CAMP | ||||
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We received intelligence of a suspected VC camp.
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Coordinates were provided and we flew to the site for sniffer mission.
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We initiated machine gun fire at the location.
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Circled the area and observed any activity.
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The location was marked by rockets and smoke.
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Numerous volleys were fired.
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The site was clearly marked.
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Our work could be seen from a great distance.
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Mission complete. Artillery finishes up.
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PREPARING TO TRANSPORT BLUES INFANTRY ON THEIR PATROL |
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Troopers wait for a lift ship to transport them on a mission.
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The closest group prepares to board.
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The others assemble and move toward the chopper.
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About 6 troopers board each bird.
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Final preparations are made before this ship is ready to go.
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LIFE AT
PHOUC VINH |
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| HQ
compound at Phouc Vinh in 1968.
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The
mess hall where we gathered when we weren't flying.
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The
"dining area" behind the mess hall.
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Vietnamese
arrived at work by bicycle or mo-ped.
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These
were the squadron's "offices" for S-3.
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dog, Beverly was always there to watch our ships.
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55
gallon drums of fuel formed a wall at the landing strip.
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There
were always troop formations of one kind or another.
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This
picture gives an idea of the size of the camp at Phouc Vinh.
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The
maintenance hangars where our lift ships were repaired.
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were not the only aircraft that visited Phouc Vinh.
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Although
he is almost unidentifiable here, this is Plt. Sgt. Pete "Willie" Wilson
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Mechanics
removed the radio from our ships before working on them. Name?
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A
pilot and copilot wondering if this is the right place.
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They
gave up and headed back to the compound.
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First
time I was
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This
guy took us
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Bandaged,
I checked
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Donald
Sargent also
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Sargent
points to
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were already working on repairs.
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Large
bullet hole on the fuselage of the chopper.
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The
blades looked like Swiss cheese from the bullet holes.
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All
of these holes contributed to our crash.
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The
VC were definitely good shots.
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held the blades from moving.
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Bullets
hit all around our positions.
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Any
of these shots could have killed us.
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A
round missed the hydraulics by inches.
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There
was damage throughout.
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