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[Jim46]

My first 2 tours were two 90 days TDY from the 25th Inf Div as a door gunner for the 197th armed helicopter company, the only all armed gunship company in Viet Nam in 1965. Flew support for a marine squadron up around Qui Nhon and Tuy Hoa in the Happy Valley area a few times. I have to say I was the one who named that the Happy Valley when my crew chief was killed on a mission. Very bitter time. After I rotated out I hooked up with my old unit when it arrived in-country and spent the next three years humping through the boondocks. Transferred into long range recon and migrated into a spike recon team. While in Hawaii I went through the Vietnamese language school. Not in California. The 25th Div had its own school. It was gearing up for the war way back when. Spent time with A Co., 2nd B., 27th Inf Wolfhounds and quite a few other units as well. Had a critical MS and had to stay. Was interesting to say the least.