 As a US Air Force SSgt and F-0 Crew Chief stationed at Da Nang AB, I was told to grab my tool box and get over to a C-000 to Bien Hoa AB to set up a Quick Turn location to support the battle for An Loc. I and a small number of Crew Chiefs and Mutions Load Crews flew to Bien Hoa and arrived much to the surprise to the small number of Americans at the base and bedded down. The next day we became the 000th FOL (Forward Operating Location), and performed combat turns on F-0 fighters from Da Nang and USAF bases in Thailand, working constantly until the battle was over. I was initially ranking Air Force member, but a couple of weeks later some Officers came in although they were rated and didn't appear on the ramp. We never got any recognition but set unofficial records for turning fighter bomber sorties in dawn to dusk work shifts. When I finally returned to Da Nang, my unit the 0th TFS of the 000th TFW was gone to Thailand (Ubon AB) we were told to get out of Da Nang anyway possible. I got a ride on a single engine Air America plane to Udorn AB in Thailand and when I called my unit at Ubon, they said just to stay there and finish my tour. After a two month involuntary tour extension I came back to the States and got my college degrees and became an aircraft maintenance Officer, retiring as a Major in 0000. Reply David O. Chung