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Originally Posted by Firebeef
Stressful.............I'm sure
PTSD??? I'm gonna throw the bullshit flag. If'n I'm wrong, come visit me in Hell.
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I wasn't going to respond...But WTF?
I spent 3 1/2 years flying gunships NOE (25-50 ft AGL), in VN, when I hosed someone I was close enough to describe them. I used to catch hell from my CO for returning to home base with mud on my windshield, so I worked out a deal with Co ops, we set up a code whereby they would have someone standing by to get the mud, and sometimes blood off my windshield when I landed. We often had blood on the inside of the windshield, I lost 2 co-pilots in one day.
I once ended up with a goodly portion of my CE in my lap, he caught a .50 caliber round, and his leg ended up between the seats. I was shot down on several occasions, wounded more than once! We had 10 pilots, to man 5 Aircraft, which meant that everyone flew every day, my nick was "Magnet Ass" cause I always came home with holes in my aircraft. But you know what, that was my "F@@KING" job!! I put myself and my crewmembers between the Good Guys and the BGs. The lines were often indistinct, so I would at times hover directly over the good guys, and we sometimes put hot brass down their collars.
I would do it over again in a heartbeat, I loved what I did! The worst part of being in VN for me was the cold showers!
These guys are stressed, BS!!
Slicks are for kids!