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AndyS

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5. My SIL was a Marine in the '80s and said the helicopter drops came in two

Reply to Duncanpup (Original post)

Thu Apr 27, 2023, 09:45 AM

Apr 2023

types: young pilots who took off vertically, flew straight and landed vertically. No excitement, easy ride.

Then there were the old pilots who flew between the trees, hit the ground at an angle and were off the ground before the last Jar Head was completely off the aircraft.

He said the young guys were a lot nicer. I said yeah 'less somebody's shooting' at 'cha.

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Grunts of the sky So your day time job in 1971 was to fly around and get shot at [View all] Duncanpup Apr 2023 OP

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