Nice story. In the summer of ‘73 i was flying interdiction patrols, With 9 of my closest friends, between Utapao Thailand and Cam Rahn Bay Viet Nam. Lots of fun. Yellow Brick road.
Not exactly the carney but exciting enough and it was a growing experience, lol.
Forgive me, this is embarrassing. I was supposed to be referring to 1972. (I’m getting old and sometimes forgetful 😒)