The FReeper Foxhole Remembers The Cambodian Incursion (5/1/1970) - Aug. 26th, 2004

FIRST TEAM MAGAZINE | Summer 1970 | SSG Ron Renouf

[Diver Dave]

I didn't see Kerry's Excellent Adventure listed in the article. Hmmmm!?!
Also missing is a hatless CIA agent. Hmmmm!?!

Mornin' Sam.

[Diver Dave]

Ahhhh!, the Edsel.
If I remember, the Edsel was the brainchild of McNamara when he worked at Ford Motor Co.
Coulda bought one a few years ago. Probably lucky I didn't have the bucks to lay down.

[Darksheare]

That famous oval grill made an effective toilet seat...

[aomagrat]

From the Naval Historical Center's entry on USS Philip (DD-498).

Reclassified as an escort destroyer (DDE-448) in March 1949, Philip was modernized over the next year to better suit her for antisubmarine work, receiving a Weapon Alpha ASW rocket launcher and other new sensors and weapons.

Do you happen to know the rational for the midship turret on the Fletcher class destroyers. It seems, at least to this landlubber, to be of limitied value, good only for broadside action.

The 5"/38 guns on the Fletcher class destroyers were dual purpose guns. They could be used against surface targets and air targets. The amidship turret made a good anitaircraft gun.

[aomagrat]

Still in CA?

Yep, still in the PRC.

[Professional Engineer]

Hiya Sam

[Professional Engineer]

Hi miss Feather.

[Professional Engineer]

Howdy ma'am

[alfa6]

Thanks for the info aomagrat. The midship turret still looks a little odd to me but it must have worked out okay.

SAM, did you see #64

Regards

alfa6 ;>}

[SAMWolf]

Afternoon stand watie.

Free Dixie!

[SAMWolf]

Not sure what they replaced the forward turret with but the midships and rear turrets look like they have been replaced with missle launchers

[SAMWolf]

Afternoon Darksheare

[SAMWolf]

Afternoon CholeraJoe.

Looks like the 1st Cav is exaggeratting a bit in it's bragging. ;-)

[SAMWolf]

Groan!

[SAMWolf]

Is this the same Cambodia that's seared into Kerry's brain?

LOL! Yeah, only he was sent by President to be Nixon to scout it out for us - two years earlier.

[SAMWolf]

Afternoon DD.

I didn't see Kerry's Excellent Adventure listed in the article.

That's because his mission was double super secret and anyone who found out about it had to be killed.

[SAMWolf]

The amidship turret made a good anitaircraft gun.

Thanks aomagrat.

[Darksheare]

Afternoon!
Been wanderin' aboot.

[snippy_about_it]

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Darn it. We were just up that way a few weeks ago. Kind of a long drive for only one day.

[PsyOp]

Well, it looks like he did a good job of scouting it out for you, you knew right where to find all the goods. I wonder if Kerry spent any time swimming with Teddy and Jane in the pool at the VC rec center?

He's probably got a picture of the three of them in bamboo lounge chairs and sipping umbrella drinks tucked inside the brim of his lucky CIA hat.