A Guntruck is a Guntruck...... Who said anything about transportation ??????
Bring it on Houston,,,,, The Widow Maker did run the roads of Vietnam,,,
The Guntrucks were use as needed,,, We would go into hot LZs and get them there jump boys ,,,
thats a story I don't tell much ...... We pulled security at fire bases,,, bob hope shows,,, went down town and picked up ladies of the night for the upidities,, and returned them home.... And That's All I Have To Say About That !!!!! F Gump...
OK,,, Back To Houston,,,,, I wandered off ,,,,, Houston We Have A Problem ????? I am west of Lubbock... Levelland...
I better let baby bear tell my story....
Red
NCOIC Satans LiL Angel
Destroyed 2-20-71
Rebuilt by my two crew members !!!!
Renamed Proud Amercian
Destroyed 3-12-71. ( 20 days later)
Rebuilt by other crews....
Renamed Ace of Spades
Original Ace fell off a cliff into the Perfume River 2-16-71
On a midnight run to Khe Sahn #2 convoy,
I was in #1 convoy bringing up the rear,,
She was not much left to recover ,,, just the weapons and body of the driver,,
I have a picture... It was Pops Ace # 114.......
The new Ace kept the truck # 316 from the Angel and Proud
Thats the tale of the Three Guntrucks ,,,,,, All From The Same Mother !!!!!
I Wander Off Again ,,,,,
I let my mind wander off sometimes,,, And it never comes back !!!!!
See ya at the Hooch,,,
RED