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Originally Posted by CPTAUSRET

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!

You are Great and that is the difference between Warrior's and the AF. Not sure what they are but I always found if I needed Tac Air from Fast movers Call the Navy/USMC, if I needed Gunships they were always there and the thing that the AF was good for was Chow..... OK they are all not bad but they are a different animal....