Spent my last two years of HS there. Joined the Reserves while still in HS (split option) and was assigned to the 25th MASH unit and worked at the hospital on weekends.
Dad was training knuckleheads in the "Million dollar hole".
I did an Army Reserve active duty tour there.
I remember a canoe trip down the Big Piney River. Our guys flew a Huey for 10 miles, located a bridge for us to meet a duce and a half for the canoes and trip back to base..
Well, we paddled and paddled. Beautiful scenery, still water, fast water. All day we paddled. It was dark when we arrived at the bridge.
Ten miles by chopper turned out to be 26 miles by river.
Took a bit longer than expected, We were tired.
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