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For those who look at the “Wall”, John Hansen is just a name among 58,000+. John Hansen was a real live human-being. He was my first love. I was just a skinny 14-year-old girl wearing pig-tails and had a big nose as my face was pretty thin. He was my field boss one summer when […]
February 4, 2010
Gary L. McKiddy was a member of a three-man Scout Team. The pilot was Tommy Whiddon and the co-pilot was James Skaggs. When his helicopter was shot down, Gary was thrown free. He ran back to the Helicopter and pulled the Co-Pilot free and took him to safety. Gary then returned to the helicopter to free […]
February 3, 2010
To read about the Ashau Valley go to My year in Vietnam by Patrick Bieneman.
February 2, 2010
From a letter on a website about John (www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/vvm/waller) I extracted the following about John. “It is through the enrichment of John’s acquaintance that we are all that much stronger. I of course tell stories about John and I in scouts and on Prince Street. We all have a good laugh and think of him […]
February 2, 2010
Victor Austin was a member of a three-man Scout Team. He was the Observer. David Kingman was his Pilot and Ronald Roberts was the Door Gunner. All three died that day when their helicopter was shot down. Doris Milburn is Victors’ sister. This how she remembers her brother. Vic, as he was called by friends […]
February 1, 2010
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February 1, 2010
We were called out on a mission because while scouting out an area, one of our helicopters came under fire. We were inserted into the area and started to move into the village from where the small arms fire had come . Before we could get into the village we heard small arms fire from another […]
Charlie Troop 1st Squadron 9th Cavalry Regiment 
February 5, 2010
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