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An honor to read the story. Thank You for sharing, and God bless you both.
Retired and Loving It!!
ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ
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good on ya Jim
and good on FlyboyFlem for making sure we have our very own resident Evil Twin!
I'm pretty certain when we sing our anthem and mention the land of the free, the original intent didn't mean cell phones, food stamps and birth control.
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This calls for another beer! What an awesome post!!
Something clever here.
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This calls for another beer! What an awesome post!!
Agreed to both!
Liberalism is a mental disorder that leads to social disease.
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Glad you made it and that the two of you could connect with each other. Thanks for your service.
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How did you guys know to anchor the flank - or that it even was the flank ?
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This calls for another beer! What an awesome post!!
OK, another beer it is! I might just get pickled reading this thread!  Mark
Mark
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Anytime anyone kicks cancers azz is a good day!
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Oh The Drama!
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This calls for another beer! What an awesome post!!
OK, another beer it is! I might just get pickled reading this thread! Mark OK y'all talked me into it. Another beet tis.
A government is the most dangerous threat to man�s rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force against legally disarmed victims.
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This calls for another beer! What an awesome post!!
OK, another beer it is! I might just get pickled reading this thread! Mark OK y'all talked me into it. Another beet tis. According to your typing pull over you have had enough! 
Liberalism is a mental disorder that leads to social disease.
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Bless you, and thank you, both for what you did.
Flem, a special thank you to you for saving the bacon of a man that's become one of my best friends and and adoptive brother/uncle/granddad.
I can't repay you for that, but I can sure as Hell thank you, raise one in both of your honors, and respect what you did for each other and us.
And, ET, I didn't realize Greg was on that mission, too. Damn....
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This calls for another beer! What an awesome post!!
OK, another beer it is! I might just get pickled reading this thread! Mark OK y'all talked me into it. Another beet tis. Accerding to your tieping pooll over you haven't had enough! Feexed it fer ya! I tink I'll have another!
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EvilTwin and FlyboyFlem, I post here with reluctance and a heavy heart because I don't want to steal any part of your great story.
I salute to you from a 1968-1969 Quang Tri visitor.
Bless you both.
Wayne
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Jim, Woody, et all, that is one hell of a story, and a lifelong connection over a handfull of shells is something else. Thanks for your service. Jim, I've said it before, and my offer still stands, if you get up here, the Mule Deer, and beer, is on me. The door is always open, for you and whatever crew you bring.
R.
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A pair of outstanding men along with many others here......
Liberalism is a mental disorder that leads to social disease.
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How did you guys know to anchor the flank - or that it even was the flank ? Our targeting was based on my things coming from the RO [Radio Operator]on the ground, puffing smoke,maps,shooting to a said landmark,muzzle flashes or compass heading..I must be perfectly honest much was a Hail Mary and hope you hit the Bad Guys..thank God it didn't happen but I always said a prayer before we opened up and asked GOD to please protect our guys from US..With our tremendous rate of fire we could have killed Jim and all concerned in the blink of an eye..we came very close that night and the hair stands up on my neck when Jim and I talk about it and what could have happened!! I just want at this point to thank all you guys for your good wishes and comments,you'll never know what it means to me and I know Jim feels the same way.I've been here almost a year now and am very proud to call many of you Friend. Hope to get to know many more of you as time goes on!! At times we have different opinions and say some things we regret later but overall this place is SUPER and the best thing that's come my way in many moons..Thanks 
You better be afraid of a ghost!!
"Woody you were baptized in prop wash"..crossfireoops
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'Tis I, who thanks you - for many things.
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'Tis I, who thanks you - for many things. +1000, Mako. I am proud to have Flem and ET at the 'Fire.
"For joy of knowing what may not be known we take the golden road to Samarkand."
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Great story and great to share this site with you guys. I'm going to tip one for you two tonight, also.
I missed you guys by just a little bit; I left II Corps in May of '69.
I saw a movie where only the military and the police had guns. It was called Schindler's List.
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ET and FlyBoyFlem,
While it's easy to talk light heartedly about your experiences, the gravity of both of your sacrifices is not lost. The task of trying to comprehend a situation like ET described leaves me with chills. I can't express my gratitude enough for what you two, and all our Vets, went through. Thanks for willingly sharing this with us here. I'm glad you made it home. Thanks again.
Deal with it.
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Gentlemen, there's only one beer to celebrate this occasion and that beer is......
BA MUOI BA 33
i'm on my droid fon and can't post a pic of #33......any help out there?
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