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Old 10-10-2004, 20:42   #14
QRQ 30
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Not spoiling for an argument, just pitting out some observations. MAM: If you are quoting from a book, why the super secret hush hush. The info is in print and public knowledge.

bkk: I agree with everything you had to say about HALO ops. IMO the first SOG missions may have been successful as far as the abn operation was concerned, but the tactical missions failed.

My observation concerning jungles. Triple canopy jungle tends to have such dense and thick canopies that little light and even little rain penetrates to ground level. There is very little vegetation at ground level. Walking in a triple canopy environment was like walking in a cool, damp huge aircraft hanger. It made perfect hiding places for large units, hospitals, way stations, hwys, etc.. The lower jungles were much more dense. The thickest I experienced was bamboo thickets and grass w/o trees.
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