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August 7, 1967
No Tail – No Fly
by “Crash” Coe
The First Rescue
by Tom Martin
After Second Insertion
by Frenchie Gibeault
Top Tiger Rescue
by Tom Martin
The Mad Minutes
by Tom Martin
Frenchy’s Response
by Frenchie Gibeault
A Razorback’s View
by Razorback 33
14.7 Rounds
by Frenchie Gibeault
Blackhawk 67 - My Story
by Tom Martin
Loc Ninh - 1967
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January 1 – 5, 1968
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January 1, 1968 – Platoon battle scene
The Hour Glass
January 5, 1968
Thanksgiving 1968
November 27, 1968
Crusader Down
by Pat Dougan
Thanksgiving 1968 #1
by Shannon Tilton, Manchu daughter
Thanksgiving 1968 #2
by John Broome
Trial by Fire
by Tom Pienta
My Day of Infamy
by Pat Dougan
Why Novembers Suck
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Black Wednesday
by Jim Gaffney
Operations Report 681127
Thanksgiving 1968
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So, There You Have It
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The Year Was 1968-1968 Vietnam
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Are You Sober?
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269th Aviation Battalion (Cbt)
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187th AHC Restored Super 8
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Crusader 23 I’d Rather Be Lucky Than Good!
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