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I spent my in country time at Phu Bai, Quang Tri, Camp Eagle, 125th ATC 1970-1971. lots of memories, think about it alot.

BTW, i sorta cheated myself outta some time served in country on some previous posts as well as gave myself time i WASN't there. 05/23/69 - 07/13/70 is the correct dating, i often used to count all of july, august and September since tho i derosed on 07/13/70 i was on canvalescent leave for the next 78 days resultant of the injury that sent me home, that bein a gunshot wound from an AK47 to the lower abdomen while hangin out the chiefs door of my Mike Model gunship, joy stickin a 7.62mm 6 barrel mimi gun set @4k rounds per min. Actually remember seein the muzzle flashes from below but not in time to swing n surpress same. Fortunately my aircraft was not forced into a forced landin on this occassion, only myself and my PETER PILOT were injured and i had an AC who was about the most deft UH1 Pilot i ever knew or knew of, the man could actually ROLL a UH1, loaded and ur not supposed to b able to do that. He actually gave me enuff rudimentary and totally illegal lessons such that i could do flight control well enuff for him to feel safe to let me out of sight of any superior officers and my PETER PILOT relinqhisin the right seat takin my cheif spot in the left door, My gunner didn't dare tell, and didn't even consider to, once told me that the more folk in the crew who could fly the aircraft at all the better he felt about it, same opinion as myself and my AC had as did all but 1 of my PETER PILOTS. OBVIOUSLY HE DID NOT last long on MY aircraft, in the US Army aviation the air craft is the charge of the Chief, crew chief or FE/Flight Engineer its log book is in HIS NAME and its upkeep, flight worthyness and rediness is the sole responsibility of the flight engineer even on those air craft where same is NOT a member of the flight crew like the AH1 cobra chiefs. If it ain't flight ready the chief better have a damn good reason why. on those aircraft where he IS a member of the flight crew he is FLIGHT OPERATIONS commander even if he is out ranked by everyone else in the crew and the AC is MISSION commander, AC=Aircraft Commander, and he is that even if he is outranked by everyone else in the crew. Bu if the chief wants anyone out of his flight crew in combat zones, that crew member is outta there, believe it or not, thats GOOD THING, since he is responsible for the aircraft he is deemed to b responsible for his crew members as well, as in he gets to RATE them, and a failed ratin for any crew member n that crewmember is outta there. Jus some background on my primary MOS, please guys, some of u relate some background on ur primary MOS and even ur secondary if ya like. my Primary was 67N10 Turbine engined rotory winged aircraft flight engineer... my 2cndary was 67N20, Turbine engined rotory winged aircraft repairman.