Originally Posted by
SASless
Amazing how a single Newspaper Article can trigger so many memories for so many folks.
The topics that this article included without really knowing it for those living those times so long ago came to mind while reading it.
A single photograph can say so much without the use of words.
Looking at the photo and later the additional photos in the article gave rise to memories from back then.
Huey and CH-34 Helicopters, Lam Son 719, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Life Magazine, combat operations, losses of aircraft and friends.....efforts to bring them home....the US Army unit in Hawaii that does the searches for the Missing.
Above all it reminds us how fickle Life can be....and how the Grim Reaper goes about his trade...taking some and sparing others.
War is an ugly thing....something we should always remember when we talk about it.
No dramatic music plays in the background like a Hollywood movie when it is going on.
The Photographers killed in the Shoot Down of the Huey did an excellent job of documenting the Vietnam War and deserve be remembered for their good work.
https://www.omaha.com/news/military/...zgEpY7mbSLVFjs
SAS,
Another photo from another time, an old friend of mine, sadly passed on, lost his nose to cancer, beat that, lung cancer right after, he fought valiantly.
Docs thought Agent Orange, his outfit operated down in weeds.
Hell of a guy.
