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Posted on 01/09/2003 6:21:51 AM PST by Billie
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Yes, it is...MUD
The bodies of CW3 Phipps and CW3 Ramos have never been recovered.
Four men died when their UH-1C "HUEY" (hull number 66-00745) went down:
WO1 James L. Phipps, aircraft commander
WO1 Rainier S. Ramos, pilot
SP4 Warren E. Newton, gunner
PFC Fred J. Secrist, gunner
The men were flying a gunship-cover mission about 20 miles west of the city of Tam Ky in Quang Tin Province, Republic of Vietnam.
The pilot of another helicopter, which was flying as a scout in front of the Phipps and Ramos aircraft, received a call from Phipps indicating that he had been hit, was on fire, and was going down. The pilot stated that he would follow Phipps down. Smoke was trailing from Phipps' aircraft, but no flames were visible until the aircraft impacted.
The helicopter hit and exploded. The senior officer of Troop C, 7th Squadron, 17th Air Cav, arrived and made several passes over the downed aircraft. Heavy automatic weapons fire from the north and east of the downed aircraft was received on the third pass, and it was noted that the downed aircraft was gutted by fire and explosions. At no time was any evidence seen that suggested that the crew had been thrown clear of the crash.
There were constant munitions explosions aboard the downed aircraft during the first 45 minutes of the on-scene observation. The senior officer remained in the area for about one and one-half hours. On January 20, a recovery operation was initiated and the remainder of the aircraft was located in the bottom of a large trench. Of the remains recovered, only PFC Secrist could be identified.
Since the other three men could not positively be declared dead, they were placed in a "Missing in Action" status.
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Billie, I see Roscoe is hanging out with President Bush :-)
Have a great day everyone!
~~~Colleen~~~
Lots of goodies in your piece today, John. You hit the nail on the head when you said
" If Americans share one thing in common it's the belief in the basic dignity of the individual and that, through hard work, perseverance and effort, everyone has a fair shot at 'making it' -- no, no guarantees, just plenty of opportunities for success to all willing to seize them. In America, stick-to-itiveness isn't just an attitude, it's ingrained in our very make-up."
You are a gem, King of Ping....Thanks again for sharing your two cents with the Finest.
Do you have anyone in mind as a replacement?
Good morning all-best wishes for a great day to everyone...
Thank-you for providing us with another wonderful dose of JH2! It's a sure bet to "make my Thursday"
John "Hang-em-high" Huang2: Yet, interestingly, under the Bush proposal, an average, middle-class family gets much bigger/quicker tax relief than under any Democrat plan.
Nothing eats at the dim-witted dims more than to have their cash cow cut from under them. I, for one, as a middle-class working stiff am ***darned*** tired of supporting welfare mamas and their ilk. Thank-you for putting the tax cut proposal into its proper perspective!
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