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FM Terry TO Terry
Did you fly Cobras out of FOB-2 around April , 1968? I remember the first group of Cobra Pilots well. They strutted into our air-briefing with their pretty white helmets with Ford Cobra decals. Within five days three were shot down and one was shot up. They were grounded temporarily to develope more appropriate tactics.
It reminds me of the first days of OIF. Those Apaches were put unnecessarily in harms way. For some reason the higher ups don't realize how devastating small arms fire can be.
Once they got it together they were the best close cover we could ask for.
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