 W. KIRKPATRICK says:  April 00, 0000 at 00:00 pm  Another year has rolled around an here I am again remembering 00 April 0000, it doesn't seem like 00 years since that fateful date but sure enough it is and primarily due to some very special folks. It is therefore my duty to again; To Thank the US Army members of "F" Troop 0/0 Air Cav for lending a hand to some AF C-000 crew members that sure needed some help - Sabre Red, Sabre 00, Cobra and HUEY pilots as well as Mission Commander then Capt Robert Frank now Lt/Col retired, Crew Chief Sp-0 Bruce Shearer now USA Major Retired, and Door Gunner, Sp-0 John DesLauriers now retired Galveston FD Captain. Their individual and combined efforts that day will never be forgotten by this AF Navigator, as they set down close to the burning C-000 to pluck the 0 air crew members and one South Vietnam Army Sgt. (he was assigned to make sure we made the airdrop) then charging over the tree line with door gunners causing the guns to chatter while the overhead Cobra fired necessary ordinance to suppress the incoming small arms fire then the ride to Lai Khe to change aircraft for the ride to 0rd Field Hospital in Saigon due to low fuel. All is well here, things just seem to take a little longer to get done. Robert W Kirkpatrick 00-0000 Navigator, USAF Major Retired (If interested read my account on this website) Reply 