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From: ED.EDWARDS RET VIETNAM VET
Date: 10/6/2005
Time: 11:47:32 AM
Remote Name: 24.129.32.202
I HAVE HEAR ALL THE STORIES ON THE ATTACKS AT CANTHO AIRFIELD SEPT 67-AUG68 BUT I HAVE NOT HEAR ANY THING ABOUT THE FIRE FIGHTERS,WE PUT I,LL LIFE ON THE LINE 24 HRS A DAY 7 DAYS A WEEK AND ALSO THE NIGHTS IN JAN 68 ATTACKS WE WERE FIGHTING A BIG FIRE ON THE END OF THE RUN WAY VC BODIES WERE ALL OVER THE END OF THE RUN WAY WHICH IS WERE THE AMMO DUMP AND POL DUMP WAS LOCATED.WE HAD TO DROP THE FIRE HOSES AND GET OUR WEAPONS ,TWO OF THE 235TH AWS SHIPS WERE OVER OUR HEAD FIRING INTO THE TREE LINES THE LINK WERE DROPING DOWN OUR BACKS WE GOT A GOOD RECOGNITION FROM THE SPECIAL FORCES CAMP BEHIND THE CONTROL TOWER.