82nd Medical Detachment (Hel Amb)


DUSTOFF VIETNAM 82nd Medical Detachment (Hel Amb)1967, 68, 69

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Early in 1968 I decided to take a ride with one of the foreword air controller Stationed at Soc Trang. The city of Soc Trang in the background.	He has a mission to put in a bomb strike about 15 miles south of Soc Trang. He is Writhing the strike inflammation on the Window.	You are looking at the aria south of Soc Trang.
The wooded areas in the Delta were the VC hiding arias.	In rout to the given coordinates The strike is being asked for by the ARVEN's.	We have arrived at the target aria. The target is located on the west side of the strait canal.
You are looking at the 3in. Rockets mounted on the wings of the Bird-dog., It cares four rockets, white phosphorus to mark the target for the Jets.	You air looking at the tale of the Bird-dog and all the antenna's used to communicant with the ground and air assets, plus it can home in on a field radio.	We are waiting on the Navy Jets to show up. They have launched from a Carrier in the south China sea.
We are getting ready to mark the target for the Jets.	We are diving on the target and we have a rocket away. You just see the smoke trail from the rocket in the top left side of the picture.	We are pulling back so that the jets can setup an attack.
We are coming back over the target.	You can see the black smoke from the 500 pound bombs.	Black smoke from the 500 pound bombs.
White smoke from the secondary explosions.	White smoke from the secondary explosions.	500 pound bomb explodes.
A 500 pound bomb explodes.	We are coming over the target to asses the battle damage.	We are coming over the target to asses the battle damage.
We are coming over the target to asses the battle damage.	We are coming over the target to asses the battle damage.	The Air Force FAC is giving the Jets the damage report.

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