50 years ago today, 14 SEP, in sunny Vietnam-land - Where were you?

2015-09-14T15:29:02-04:00

Vetnam Fun Fact - Patrolling Route 13 was one of the "fun" jobs of the 1st Div

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ARVN paratroopers and several U.S. advisers parachute into the Ben Cat area, 20 miles north of Saigon.
This was the first major parachute assault of the war by the South Vietnamese.
Although they failed to make contact with the enemy, they achieved their goal of driving the Viet Cong away from Route 13 (running between Saigon and the Cambodian border) at least temporarily.

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On a lighter note
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Columnist Joseph Alsop said in the Washington Post said that, with the U.S. military build-up in South Vietnam, "at last there is light at the end of the tunnel."

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I guess he was right .. it did only last another 10 years...

Response by SCPO David Lockwood made Sep 14 at 2015 3:29 PM

2015-09-14T15:29:49-04:00

Thank you as always for sharing!

Response by SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL made Sep 14 at 2015 3:30 PM

2015-09-14T15:30:49-04:00

SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. always good to read history.

Response by Cpl James Waycasie made Sep 14 at 2015 3:39 PM

2015-09-14T15:39:10-04:00

I was almost four years old so I'm not sure where I was. Probably outside with a stick playing war, cowboys and Indians, or something similar.

Response by SSgt Alex Robinson made Sep 14 at 2015 4:37 PM

2015-09-14T16:37:00-04:00

Thanks for another history lesson

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 14 at 2015 4:37 PM

2015-09-14T16:37:38-04:00

I was still inside my mommy.

Response by MAJ Jim Woods made Sep 14 at 2015 4:46 PM

2015-09-14T16:46:29-04:00

Just getting sworn in and ready for Basic/AIT at Ft. Dix, NJ.

Response by PO2 Jonathan Scharff made Sep 14 at 2015 6:17 PM

2015-09-14T18:17:00-04:00

Just three years old...so my three older brothers were probably picking on me!

Response by SFC Rollie Hubbard made Sep 14 at 2015 8:01 PM

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62nd Avn Co, 212th Avn Bn at Danang RVN

Response by SMSgt Lawrence McCarter made Nov 21 at 2020 11:36 PM

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Fifty years ago I went PCS from Hanscom Field, MA to Lowry AFB, CO however 52 years ago in 1968 I was in Vietnam where I remain until early 1969. Most of the time was spent with 366th SPS, at Da Nang , RVN after three months with 12th SPS, at Cam Ranh Bay, RVN . 50 years ago also in 1970 I had reenlisted in the Air Force for another Four years and also had made SSgt.