A Day In The Life-Dong Ha, Vietnam Duplicate

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We located a twin 50 gun ring that we confiscated from the Seabees, beefed up the cab bracket to stand as much as the added weight, positioned in it and we've got been waiting to cross. Our new computing instrument flip into affectionately named Super Hog it can also cross anywhere and do anything. The twin 50s gave us two times the hearth strength of a median gun truck a lot functional the Army with their Quad 50s had extra fire strength.

A Day In The Life

Semper Fi,

Thanks to Lt. Casey we had an abundance of gun trucks; approximately one in every five trucks had a 50 cal. on it so we had extra fire strength than a lot Convoys. Battalion flip into inevitably taking a look to seek out to take a pleasant sized quantity of of our gun trucks from us, although Lt. Casey inevitably prevailed. In the experience of a trip down if we'd could as a rule be no longer make maintenance to the car very rapidly we'd hook it up and tow it to our destination, you didn't like to confess defeat the Convoy up for any measurement of time.

The 5-ton trucks have been loaded with presents of every type, medical, ammunition, water, rations and troop replacements. Route nine flip into the a lot functional road to and from these bases so they relied on us for their survival. Danger flip into all spherical, snipers have been a limiteless topic for those other folks that rode the 50s, and then there have been land mines, mortars and small fingers fire.

Stagingall trucks lined up of their positions for the Convoy, the M-40 flip into truck # 21, we've got been inevitably closer to the rear of the convoy in case there have been trip downs or throughout the experience we've got been hit. We acquired to eat a gigantic array of pink filth! When we cleared the again gate we'd lock and load making waiting for the Route nine Convoy to Cam Lo, Camp Carroll, The Rock Pile, LZ Stud (Vandergrift Combat base) and Khe Sanh.

Brush your teeth, shave and get waiting for the grueling day earlier, mentally and physically. Prepare 50 prime of the variety computing instrument weapons, assess ammo be explicit M-40 flip into serviced and waiting to cross, have equipment on board. Climb aboard the historic Dinosaur with me, the dual boom M-40 Wrecker, who a lot had deserted for the newer unmarried boom edition, the M-543. The historic M-40 flip into a paintings horse that we revived from the dead. Lt. Casey located it and we went to paintings on it, we went over it from bumper to booms consisting of a new paint task by yours in factor of announcement.

JR

What we didnt recognize then, although came across an played lot later is that we meant as an played lot to Lt. Casey as he meant to us, he flip into the model of chief that you only trusted and didnt feel the may although question. We have been like Peanut butter and Jelly, the accurately acceptable combination. The men of the Flying A no longer at all complained, they basically did every little aspect that flip into asked of them at the a lot degree, it flip into an Honor serving with this organization of Marines lead by Lt. J.V. Casey.

After the Artillery stopped we'd may although paintings past due into the nighttime getting the trucks waiting for the following days Convoy, although we've got been inevitably waiting. You inevitably breathed a sigh of alleviation and had the feeling that you only had cheated it one time beyond regulation and was hoping the following day would bring an equal.

The hair color and waist measurement had changed, although every little aspect else flip into an equal, it flip into like we took up in which we left off in 1968. I am so okay delicate with the played guys, they have been terrifi Marines and that they turned out to be terrifi americans, we as a matter of announcement enjoy every others industry. I attribute that to that terrifi historic Marine Corps discipline and the instance Lt. Casey set for us.

Then it flip into time for a cold bathe, get dressed, lace up your Jungle boots and hit the rack for a pair of hours sleep sooner than it started an alternate time. No, it no doubt is basically no longer a misprint, I slept with one eye open, utterly dressed with boots on, my M-sixteen, helmet and flak jacket beside me. Fast earlier to 2008, forty years later we had our first reunion in Amarillo, Texas.

When we returned from our Convoy the paintings would start out, getting the trucks and kit waiting for the following days run. The NVA had a foul dependancy of welcoming us again with incoming Artillery from the DMZ, nothing will get your attention actual like Artillery throughout the tournament you are the aim, nighttime time thunder and lightning although freaks me out.

Dong Ha, Vietnam 1968