From John Brittain, on Fri, 26 Apr 1996 19:46:47 GMT
Thanks for sharing these pictures. I flew on the Sky Crane as a Flight Engineer/Crew Chief in 1968, logged close to 1500+ hours flight time, and saw so much pain and suffering. The picture of the Sky Crane coming in with a re-supply load shows the living conditions (imagine it with rain) the infantry had to deal with. We used to have rocks thrown at us because of the amount of wind we'd create during a drop - blowing down tents, sending clothes flying, and creating dust-storms that coated everything/everyone. Sometimes we'd make a drop in the evening and come back the next morning to burned-out APCs, dead bodies, and dazed looks. My respect for these soldiers will never die.
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