Interesting Viet Nam carbine photo

[G26ster]

Let me guess.....4/77 ARA? Don't forget North of there too! Regards, Rick.

Close, but I was with D 158th (Redskins). 4/77 ARA went in with last minute blasting of the LZ prior to insert, and we escourted the slicks in with suppressive fire and insertion security. But you already knew that As far as "North of there," we flew past the flag many times in support of Alpha1, Alpha 2, Charlie 1, etc. Larry

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[sakorick]

Close, but I was with D 158th (Redskins). 4/77 ARA went in with last minute blasting of the LZ prior to insert, and we escourted the slicks in with suppressive fire and insertion security. But you already knew that As far as "North of there," we flew past the flag many times in support of Alpha1, Alpha 2, Charlie 1, etc. Larry

Wow...A blast from the past. We had a W2 in A/4-77 who decided to take care of that flag.......He fired 76x17 pounders and flechettes at that flag and beat it home. We found out about it during a drunken hail and farewell some months later( the gunner squealed).......Nobody ever said a word. I'm 65 now and remember many things back then but can't keep track of my keys now. Regards, Rick.

[G26ster]

Wow...A blast from the past. We had a W2 in A/4-77 who decided to take care of that flag.......He fired 76x17 pounders and flechettes at that flag and beat it home. We found out about it during a drunken hail and farewell some months later( the gunner squealed).......Nobody ever said a word. I'm 65 now and remember many things back then but can't keep track of my keys now. Regards, Rick.

Upon request of the guys on Alpha 1, Alpha 2 , etc. who were just south of the flag, we had standing orders, "DO NOT SHOOT THE FLAG!" Poor guys in those tiny fire bases paid the price if we did. I'm 69 now, and most of what I remember from then is being cold/hot, damp, and hungry 24/7, and a few memorable missions in between.