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Forum: Vietnam 02-14-2011, 04:25 PM

Replies: 10 Helicopter losses report Views: 3,831 Posted By rotorwash I have no argument with medevac, and my... I have no argument with medevac, and my experience with medevac units was that they got first priority on new equipment, and by all rights, they should have. Getting shot down three times in one day...

Forum: Vietnam 02-12-2011, 02:42 PM

Replies: 10 Helicopter losses report Views: 3,831 Posted By rotorwash I was there during the last part of the dust-up... I was there during the last part of the dust-up involving logistic support of SF camps. As SF was setting up more and more camps, the logisitic requirement increased and the Air Force started trying...

Forum: Vietnam 02-12-2011, 05:00 AM

Replies: 10 Helicopter losses report Views: 3,831 Posted By rotorwash Your thesis here seems to be that combat... Your thesis here seems to be that combat effectiveness is measured in aircraft and crew losses and that "low and slow" is not the way to conduct war. If that is the case, this is exactly what I...

Forum: General Posts 09-09-2006, 05:27 PM

Replies: 19 The Frog's Views: 1,087 Posted By rotorwash Ron, a few things I have to disagree with. ... Ron, a few things I have to disagree with. The French that helped us 1777-1783 were Catholic Royalists under King Louis XVI, not a Freemason in the bunch. He lost his head in 1789, after that no...

Forum: General Posts 07-22-2006, 05:07 AM

Replies: 21 need prayers Views: 1,899 Posted By rotorwash A little late, but our prayers are with you... A little late, but our prayers are with you Larry. RW

Forum: Vietnam 07-17-2006, 05:00 AM

Replies: 15 Special Forces question Views: 2,671 Posted By rotorwash I had coffee with my old team sgt who is now a... I had coffee with my old team sgt who is now a civilian working at Bragg and I posed your question to him. He glanced through Kelly's book mentioned above, then at a couple more and gave me this...

Forum: Vietnam 07-09-2006, 05:30 PM

Replies: 6 Task force Oregon Views: 1,927 Posted By rotorwash Ron, I was crewchief on the first slick Huey... Ron, I was crewchief on the first slick Huey from our company (174th) that went into Duc Pho. We were flying C and C for the 2/35th and had gradually moved up from LZ Two Bits. On 15 April the...

Forum: Political Debate 04-22-2006, 02:00 PM

Replies: 24 The Worst President In U. S. History! Views: 1,896 Posted By rotorwash Good Grief!! I ignore you guys for two days and... Good Grief!! I ignore you guys for two days and suddenly I am a page of posts behind. First, "same handful of chief executives whom national polls of historians, from across the ideological and...

Forum: Political Debate 04-20-2006, 05:14 PM

Replies: 24 The Worst President In U. S. History! Views: 1,896 Posted By rotorwash Interesting post. Of course, you... Interesting post. Of course, you understand this is a minority viewpoint because most responsible historians are careful not to judge an event while it is still taking place, and in the case of...

Forum: Vietnam 04-20-2006, 10:58 AM

Replies: 40 Did your gun ever jam on you? Views: 2,157 Posted By rotorwash Because we had the moving air to cool the barrels... Because we had the moving air to cool the barrels we could fire straight tracer through our M-60's for some very long bursts. The problem we had most of the time was that the receiver end of the...

Forum: General Posts 04-19-2006, 05:31 AM

Replies: 2 Business as usual? Views: 1,123 Posted By rotorwash Business as usual? The following story has been going around my old unit's website for about a week now, I should have posted it here by now but have lacked the time. Hal Koster and I often flew sitting in opposite...

Forum: Political Debate 04-18-2006, 05:29 AM

Replies: 3 Iran could be a real bummer Views: 797 Posted By rotorwash Iran could be a real bummer This article sums up a lot of what I have been finding, and it was written by an Iranian journalist. Although the Iranian Prez is first in line for the Class Clown award, his conclusions about the...

Forum: Political Debate 04-17-2006, 08:40 AM

Replies: 44 Revolt Of The Generals............! Views: 3,721 Posted By rotorwash There are thousands of star rank officers,... There are thousands of star rank officers, retired and active (including my father-in-law). this makes the number of critics a moot point only important to the media. Baptiste was in on the...

Forum: Vietnam 03-28-2006, 04:10 PM

Replies: 27 MREs Views: 1,944 Posted By rotorwash I just remember the LRRP rations looked like... I just remember the LRRP rations looked like someone had already eaten them and threw up in the bag. But if you put some water in them in the morning, tied them up with a rubber band and stuffed...

Forum: General Posts 03-28-2006, 04:03 PM

Replies: 4 Changing The Oil Views: 801 Posted By rotorwash Man, Frisco, you musta been there they last time... Man, Frisco, you musta been there they last time I changed my own oil! Sounds just about like my story except I lived in New Mexico then and nobody cared where you dumped your oil or your trash. My...

Forum: Vietnam 03-27-2006, 04:25 PM

Replies: 14 Going to Vietnam Views: 2,462 Posted By rotorwash Tom's travelogue is absolutely second to none. ... Tom's travelogue is absolutely second to none. My favorite place was Nha Trang.

Forum: Vietnam 03-20-2006, 04:43 PM

Replies: 11 Scorched Mouth, Healthy Prostate !! Views: 1,991 Posted By rotorwash In all of my years in New Mexico I seem to... In all of my years in New Mexico I seem to remember several occurances of a burned prostate while my bung hole was doing the blowtorch thing. I figured out that most chile concoctions could be...

Forum: Vietnam 03-20-2006, 04:35 PM

Replies: 14 Ben Stein's Last Column Views: 2,078 Posted By rotorwash I don't think anyone could have said it better. ... I don't think anyone could have said it better. Well done, Ben.

Forum: Political Debate 03-20-2006, 04:31 PM

Replies: 2 Congress in session only 97 days this year !!!! Views: 845 Posted By rotorwash It's really quite obvious, the less time they are... It's really quite obvious, the less time they are in session the more our money is safe and the less danage they do. Perhaps if we gave them a big enough raise they would never convene and the rest...

Forum: Political Debate 03-19-2006, 05:40 AM

Replies: 4 WWIII or Bust: Implications of a US Attack on Iran Views: 1,401 Posted By rotorwash I sometimes wish I didn't have a life so I could... I sometimes wish I didn't have a life so I could spend all of my time punching holes in inane word-dumps like this. Instead I am left with a life that only allows me to pull stuff in that I have...

Forum: Vietnam 03-13-2006, 05:41 PM

Replies: 51 Live From Costa Rica its Exlrrp!!! Views: 3,720 Posted By rotorwash I'm loving the travel commentary James, keep it... I'm loving the travel commentary James, keep it up. Starting to drool over the real estate market a little bit, too. RW

Forum: Political Debate 03-13-2006, 05:34 PM

Replies: 4 Faith Hill & Tim McGraw blast Bush & Co. for Katrina Cleanup Effort ! Views: 1,091 Posted By rotorwash think you hit it on the nose, Murph. They sure... think you hit it on the nose, Murph. They sure aren't politically astute and I am losing interest in their music too.

Forum: General Posts 03-13-2006, 05:32 PM

Replies: 25 ST Patricks day Views: 1,368 Posted By rotorwash Here's to all Irishmen from a... Here's to all Irishmen from a Swiss-German-Scots-Englishman. Have one for me. RW

Forum: Vietnam 03-11-2006, 07:50 AM

Replies: 51 Live From Costa Rica its Exlrrp!!! Views: 3,720 Posted By rotorwash Explanation for the "ex" duly noted. Keep having... Explanation for the "ex" duly noted. Keep having a great time. Maybe the long life expectancy there has to do with a shortage of bullets. RW

Forum: Vietnam 03-09-2006, 07:19 PM

Replies: 18 Patches Views: 3,713 Posted By rotorwash Well, not to make all you smelly ol' grunts... Well, not to make all you smelly ol' grunts jealous, but us pampered flyboys eventually were able to put together complete uniforms with all the proper patches, etc, even a few we made up like our...

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