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My old man was in Khe Sanh during the bombing campaign. 1st lieutenant. He and I fought to the end, but he was mostly right. Died nine years ago this week. God bless him and his fight to the end. I miss him. ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/oe2zjqo.jpg)
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That was a tough neighborhood back then.
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Just reading about that in more detail than I had previously.
Hats off to your dad…..and all his brothers in arms
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My old man wasn't much of a gun guy, but told me he carried a 1911 everywhere. Didn't know how to clean it very well, but shot it a lot. I wish I had that gun.
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Some kinda steel in those fellas.
RIP
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I'm confused. It looks like a Navy hat in the photo. Did Marine officers wear the Navy anchors on their dress covers back then?
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I'm confused. It looks like a Navy hat in the photo. Did Marine officers wear the Navy anchors on their dress covers back then? No, but a lot of (most?) MARINE officers are naval academy grads, and all medical personnel are Navy, along with SeaBee's, naval gunfire liaisons, F.O.'s, special teams, etc. Lots of reasons a Navy officer, or enlisted man is attached to a Marine unit.
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Timber - I appreciate your father's sacrifice. Hope you had a good duck season. Mine sucked.
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God Bless the Great Warrior.
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I'm confused. It looks like a Navy hat in the photo. Did Marine officers wear the Navy anchors on their dress covers back then? No, but a lot of (most?) MARINE officers are naval academy grads, and all medical personnel are Navy, along with SeaBee's, naval gunfire liaisons, F.O.'s, special teams, etc. Lots of reasons a Navy officer, or enlisted man is attached to a Marine unit. Yes he was navy, always attached to marines
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My old man was in Khe Sanh during the bombing campaign. 1st lieutenant. He and I fought to the end, but he was mostly right. Died nine years ago this week. God bless him and his fight to the end. I miss him. It's a good thing to miss your father.
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A salute of Respect for your dad and his service to our nation.
Khe Sanh was a rough place... My stepdad served in the AF in the Black Birds, unmarked CIA mission stuff.
in 50 months his C 130 was shot down, was shot down 13 different times. The only time that happened in S Vietnam
was at Khe Sanh in 1968. Because it was a hot target for the VC, for supply they were using the Black Bird unit to fly in supplies.
Ed's 130 was hit on take off...they managed to get it around to belly land on the runway.... It was burned and then a bull dozer shoved the remains off the runway, into a spare parts pile.
Your dad survived some rough times there. God Bless all the boys who fought in that Schitthole.
Was your dad medical corps in the Navy, serving with the Marines?
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Had a squad leader that was there. Witnessed the C-130 take the VC mortar round in the cockpit.
Had charge of an ABC news crew that had been flown in. Was escorting them when rocket attack started. Grabbed correspondent and cameraman and they all jumped in a convient hole that just happened to be a garbage pit. He said cameraman and his equipment landed on top of him.
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And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
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If this was during the Siege in 1968 I wonder if our paths ever crossed.
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Was your dad medical corps in the Navy, serving with the Marines? Yes
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I was a Crew Chief / Crew Member, on C-130's in Vietnam and Thailand (Blind Bat) for 33 months 1967-1970 . Many C-130's were shot down and quite a few lives were lost. Your step father served his country well. May he rest in peace.
I was on my plane when got shot down at Katum in Jan 1968. ( Acft 56-0475) Actually shot through a fuel tank and managed to land, plug the fuel tank, and return to Cam Ranh Bay.
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