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you have to read the whole page, to see where they did the training later, and the smokejumper suits. We referenced this page before, but before we knew about ted. There's a number of names of folks. from http://www.projectdelta.net/delta_history.htm In early 1964, US Army Special Forces-Vietnam was tasked to provide training, and assistance in the development of Vietnamese Reconnaissance Teams directed at targets in Laos. Under LTC George A. Viney, a hand picked team of US Special Forces personnel, led by CPT William J. Richardson, Jr, began training indigenous personnel from several different ethnic groups, to include Vietnamese Special Forces. Trained in reconnaissance methods and techniques, which included infiltration by parachute into the trees, these individuals were readied for insertion into Laos. This effort was code-named "Leaping Lena." "Leaping Lena" was the name of the operation. PROJECT DELTA became the name of the organization. ... After the initial training exercises, which were conducted with eight man teams accompanied by one American, President Lyndon Johnson authorized covert cross border operations, but prohibited participation by U.S. advisors. Between 24 June and 1 July 1964, five teams, laden with combat equipment, and wearing smoke jumper gear, parachuted into the jungle of Laos along Route 9 east of Tchepone. Each team was composed of eight Vietnamese Special Forces, and each team would operate as a separate entity. Two teams were inserted north of Highway 9 astride Route 92; and three south in the direction of Muong Nong. This area was selected primarily because of the jungle canopy, which had to be horizontal to make a good tree jump, and insure hang up in the trees for maximum survivability. However, the insertion was less than good. One man was killed repelling from the jungle canopy, and several others were injured. Without American leadership and control, Leaping Lena had been doomed to failure. Despite specific warnings against going into villages, most of the agents went into the villages in search of food, and were captured or killed. Only five survivors were able to evade capture, and exfiltrate the area. The five who did get out reported encountering company size elements of VC, and every bridge on Route 9 guarded by soldiers, which appeared to be Pathet Lao. Each team had a specific mission, and was to collect information on enemy activity, to include movement of trucks, artillery, and heavy equipment. They were to look for any signs of troop movements of intact units such as companies or battalions. Although Leaping Lena was classified a failure, The intelligence developed or generated from the five team members who returned, was much more than MACV had prior to that time. It was determined the area was alive with enemy ground forces, and many were equipped with NVA uniforms. Every culvert on every road, and every bridge, had a minimum of two enemy personnel guarding it. Additional roads, not detectable by air, were discovered, and the movement of convoys noted. The teams found these through eyeball contact. Units as large as battalion-size were observed, including one that was in the act of crossing into Vietnam west of Khe Sanh. This sighting was confirmed by a helicopter crew sent out to rendezvous with one of the teams.

Operation Barrel Roll was first in 1964, followed by Operation Steel Tiger. (edit) Leaping Lena was May/June 1964. Project Delta of 5th Special Forces Group did it, because SOG wasn't going yet. http://books.google.com/books?id=bf-dV37qumMC&pg=PA82&lpg=PA82&dq=%22leaping+Lena%22+1964&source=bl&ots=R_FM4Ukdc3&sig=3MNO1-O8_7y12O7m7gwyLIsv2I4&hl=en&ei=Ln6TStnCBZSksgOqu9DiDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3#v=onepage&q=%22leaping%20Lena%22%201964&f=false "five South Vietnamese commando teams parachuted into Laos, two of them above Tchepone, the rest south of Routh 9. A handful of survivors made it back to friendly positions. The rest disappeared" (covert bombing in Laos) from wikipedia Operation Barrel Roll was a covert U.S. Air Force 2nd Air Division (later the Seventh Air Force) and U.S. Navy Task Force 77, interdiction and close air support campaign conducted in the Kingdom of Laos between 14 December 1964 and 29 March 1973 concurrent with the Vietnam War. The original purpose of the operation was to serve as a signal to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) to cease its support for the insurgency then taking place in the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam). This action was taken within Laos due to the location of North Vietnam's expanding logistical corridor known as the Ho Chi Minh Trail (the Truong Son Road to the North Vietnamese), which ran from southwestern North Vietnam, through southeastern Laos, and into South Vietnam. The campaign then centered on the interdiction of that logistical system. Beginning during the same time frame (and expanding throughout the conflict) the operation became increasingly involved in providing close air support missions for Royal Lao Armed Forces, CIA-backed tribal mercenaries, and Thai "volunteers" in a covert ground war in northern and northeastern Laos. Barrel Roll and the "Secret Army" attempted to stem an increasing tide of People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and Pathet Lao offensives. Barrel Roll was one of the most closely-held secrets and one of the most unknown components of the American military commitment in Southeast Asia. Due to the neutrality of Laos, guaranteed by the Geneva Conference of 1954 and 1962, both the U.S. and North Vietnam strove to maintain the secrecy of their operations and only slowly escalated military actions there. As much as both parties would have liked to have publicized their enemy's violation of the accords, both had more to gain by keeping their own roles quiet.[1] Regardless, by the end of the conflict in 1973, Laos emerged from nine years of war just as devastated as any of the other Asian participants in the Vietnam War. from wikipedia Operation Steel Tiger was a covert U.S. 2nd Air Division, later Seventh Air Force and U.S. Navy Task Force 77 aerial interdiction effort targeted against the infiltration of People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) men and material moving south from the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV or North Vietnam) through southeastern Laos to support their military effort in the Republic of Vietnam (RVN or South Vietnam) during the Vietnam Conflict. The operation was initiated by the 2nd Air Division on 3 April 1965, continued under the direction of the Seventh Air Force when that headquarters was created on 1 April 1966, and was concluded on 11 November 1968 with the initiation of Operation Commando Hunt. The purpose of Steel Tiger was to impede the flow of men and materiel on the enemy logistical routes collectively known as the Ho Chi Minh Trail (the Truong Son Strategic Supply Route to the North Vietnamese). Bombing of the trail system had begun on 14 December 1964 with the advent of Operation Barrel Roll. Due to increasing U.S. intelligence of the build-up of regimental-size PAVN units operating in South Vietnam, the increased American military presence in that country, and the initiation of Operation Rolling Thunder, the systematic bombing of the DRV, American planners in Washington and Saigon decided that the bombing in southeastern Laos should be stepped up. It was estimated by U.S. intelligence analysts that, during 1965, 4,500 PAVN troops were infiltrated through Laos along with 300 tons of materiel each month.[1] From April through June 1966, the U.S. launched 400 B-52 Stratofortress anti-infiltration sorties against the trail system.[2] By the end of 1967 and the absorption of Steel Tiger operations into Operation Commando Hunt, 103,148 tactical air sorties had been flown in Laos. These strikes were supplemented by 1,718 B-52 Arc Light strikes. During the same time frame, 132 U.S. aircraft or helicopters had been shot down over Laos.[3]

Two Huey Hunters that enlisted for WWII Name: Huey Hunter Birth: 1909 Military: 2 Sep 1942 - enlisted at Salt Lake City, Utah Residence: Salt Lake City, Utah Marital Status: Married Height: 68 Weight: 179 Born: Arkansas Civil Occcupation: Statistician White second Name: Huey Hunter Birth: 1915 Military: 17 Feb 1943 - enlisted at Fort Benning, Georgia Residence: Jefferson, Alabama Born: Alabama Height: 73 Weight: 177 Negro. this info is from ancestry.com you have to pay for a subscription. There's a Huey Hunter who was USAF Vietnam, but I'm expecting you like the older ones for Duane.

"When I questioned JD about the Germany thing, he strongly held to his beliefs about Ted getting kicked out in Korea and being called back in as an enlisted man just for Vietnam." Well this is false. He was part of the indigenous jump training before MACV-SOG started doing any inserts of Americans! and that was Laos (for the inserts). I've posted this detail from "The Blood Road" aalready. I think he got recruited to Leaping Lena because of his jump skills? I had thought Hardy said he came from the Snakebite teams in Okinawa (1st Special Forces Group) but rereading the green below, I think I misunderstood Hardy. They were the first teams into Laos in the early 60s Leaping Lena was in 1964 SOG was created in 1964 after that Hardy puts Braden on Strike Team Idaho first ST Idaho is originally manned by 1st Group Snake Bite teams from Okinawa in 1965. The team runs operations from Kham Duc but moves to FOB#1 Phu Bai at the end of 1966. ST Idaho is one of the original five recon teams trained at Camp Long Thanh and transferred to Kham Duc. 1966 finds ST Idaho at Kham Duc with Ted Braden [Ed. Hardy misspelled Braden's name] the 1-0 and Jim Hetrick the 1-1 until June of that year. from wikipedia On 21 September 1965 the Pentagon authorized MACSOG to begin cross-border operations within Laos in areas contiguous to the South Vietnam's western border. MACV had sought authority for the launching of such missions (Operation Shining Brass) since 1964 in an attempt to put boots on the ground in a reconnaissance role to observe, first hand, the enemy logistical system known as the Ho Chi Minh Trail (the Truong Son Road to the North Vietnamese). MACV, through the Seventh Air Force, had begun carrying out strategic bombardment of the logistical system in southern Laos in April (Operation Steel Tiger) and had received authorization to launch an all-Vietnamese recon effort (Operation Leaping Lena) that had proven to be a disaster. U.S. troops were necessary and SOG was given the green light. In November the first American-led insertion was launched against target Alpha-1, a suspected truck terminus on Laotian Route 165, 15 miles inside Laos. The mission was deemed a success, but the operations in Laos were fraught with peril, and not just from the enemy. William H. Sullivan, U.S. ambassador to Laos, was determined that he would remain in control over decisions and operations that took place within the supposedly neutral kingdom."

good details on the years bruce. Remember that Ted himself ID'ed himself as a cutting edge jumper, for early '60s time period, with the number of freefalls claimed in the Ramparts article. Duncan intro'ed him in the Ramparts article, and Duncan puts him at Leaping Lena and calls him a "pioneer" with HALO, although the Fort Bragg guys in the '60s might disagree (although it seems like they were focused on altitude then...they even admit that when they saw the Vietnam situation, they realized their training at Fort Bragg was no where near close enough to what was needed for combat jumps) I only mention that, because I'm thinking there was the Fort Bragg HALO "experts" who actually didn't know what everyone else in the world was doing. I think I've mentioned the jump club at the military base in the Phillipines in the 60's. And the Saigon Sport Parachute Club during the '60s at Tan Son Nhut air base. I think maybe there were lots of jumpers that didn't know what everyone was doing? I wonder if Ted had PCA membership. I thought the numbers were low thousands in the early '60s, membership-wise.

Bruce reported "Ted could’ve used contacts and elevated shoes." Sounds far fetched. But: got me wondering: How do you estimate someone's height if he's sitting down? Is the accuracy less if you estimate for a sitting person? Who saw Cooper standing fully upright, and when? (edit) Note if he was wearing frenchies or some kind of jump boot, that would have added an inch easy? (or more?)

We have the full social security number for the Ted B. Braden that died in PA. But I don't think there's anything we could do with it. Too bad we don't have FBI. They could probably get working records based on it? The PA Ted was the rightish age. I think it's the same Ted. Did Bath know where Braden was born? We have the birth state from the WWII enlistment, if that's the same Braden.

Really good job getting this other version of Ted from JD, Bruce. Really nice putting some depth to a person that obviously had a lot going on.

Bruce said "JD also said something similar to what Kendall said about Ted’s reported competitive skydiving for the Army in Germany in the early 1960s. “I never heard any of that,” JD announced. " Send them the articles from '61 and '62 I posted, especially the one with all the photos of Ted demonstrating the skydiving positions. They'll get a kick out of those! A Ted they didn't know!

Bruce reports: "JD also gave a unique perspective on Ted Braden’s history, saying that Ted received his Lieutenant’s commission in the Korean War, but lost it and was mustered out of the Army after Ted physically beat up a sergeant “who was not moving the men forward.” " Yeah, everything I ever saw about Braden said Sergeant. Really surprising he was Lieutenant! I wonder if Bath can confirm that Braden enlisted during WWII, lying about his age... Hardy confirmed that (maybe from the Ramparts article)...he said 101st airborne? If so, then he must have left, and joined again later, if he only had 14 years in, in 1966-1967?

I talked about this book before, because it repeats some of the early detail about Braden arriving in Vietnam. But here are some photos from the book. On the camera shown (EES-2) (I was thinking of it on Bruce's mention of cameras) "The camera used in the field by the recon teams, at least in 1969-70 was an Olympus Pen EES-2 half-frame model. It was relatively easy to use, quiet, compact and usually loaded with a 36-exposure roll of Kodak black-and-white 400 ASA film. The half-frame feature provided up to 72 exposures on one roll of film. (Some thought that the S-2 designation, which in the military corresponds to company-level intelligence, meant that it was designed specifically for us. But that was just coincidence; the S-2 was just an improved model made by Olympus.) CISO's Ben Baker originally obtained the first model (a Pen EE) used earlier on cross-border missions." Some aerial photos, and a weekly report also attached from the book.

Bruce said "Ted also received specialized equipment from the CIA, including a fancy camera that had infrared capabilities, and also voice-activate listening devices to place along the Ho Chi Minh Trail." There was a whole program of planting sensors and recording their information, to track trucks etc. I haven't red of infrared, although I've seen some aerial recon photos from Greco's book, and the camera that was standard issue. I've posted before about how they started experimenting with nightvision stuff in Vietnam. 377 has posted on heli mounted stuff too. I'll get the picture of the standard camera.

Bruce said "JD served two tours of duty in Vietnam: May ’66 to April ’67, and then April ‘71- April ‘72." That's weird. What did he do in between? Was he still military, just stateside? Or did he re-enlist?

Remember when I said I cancelled my newspaper subscription and how newspaper guys don't work the contacts like they used to, to get all of the story. Well I take that back. Bruce is working the rolodex, running up the phone bill..I"m picturing a beatup keyboard, cigarette butts in the ashtray, a scotch, neat, sitting next to the monitor. A broken desklamp that won't stay pointing right, always needing adjustment.....And he gets us a story. Every day. We just need the cranky editor yelling at him "Bruce, give it up, there's nothing there...now get out to the Little League field and get the scores"...and Bruce shuffles off...but in the parking lot of the baseball field, he finds a mom, who knows someone at the VFW, who knows someone who was 1-2 on RT Iowa. And Bruce's eyes narrow a bit, and he whispers "You got a phone number for me?".... and she says "...oh, well you know I'm married"... "No, No, the 1-2! What's his number!"

from http://books.google.com/books?id=gMgxIvUz104C&pg=PA162&lpg=PA162&dq=%22Gary+Shadduck%22+seal&source=bl&ots=T1q2CTM-Sm&sig=dM2MlocaX941vYZa4KjNoEY7IRo&hl=en&ei=REOSSpyvMpDgtgOugP0K&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1#v=onepage&q=Shadduck&f=false "Gary Shadduck, whom I liked tremendously. He was an accomplished skydiver who loved free-fall parachuting with a passion. Shadduck was a PRU adviser with Phoenix in Vinh Long Province" (edit) Gary N. Shadduck received the Silver Star on Aug 25, 1969. US Navy, IV Corps

you're good at keeping track of what are interesting questions, but the new name "Gary Shadduck"...you should ask Bath if he remembers Shadduck and if he has a contact. I've not seen Shadduck's name before. There is a misspelling of his name on the web here, but good info on Shadduck. Apparently he was a SEAL? "One of those was Gary Shaauck, who ran missions as the 1-2 on Recon Team RT-Colorado between Sept -Nov of 1966" He was one of only 6 US Navy Seals EVER to run cross border missions in the history of SOG. (according to the poster) (edit) Shadduck is mentioned in a bunch of SEAL books. see references here in "SEAL!: from Vietnam's PHOENIX program to Central America's drug wars" http://books.google.com/books?id=gMgxIvUz104C&pg=PA162&lpg=PA162&dq=%22Gary+Shadduck%22+seal&source=bl&ots=T1q2CTM-Sm&sig=dM2MlocaX941vYZa4KjNoEY7IRo&hl=en&ei=REOSSpyvMpDgtgOugP0K&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1#v=onepage&q=Shadduck&f=false

although there were leaks and some SOG testimony to congress about bombing Laos/Cambodia... wikipedia article says it wasn't until early 1990's that historians got a lot of data. The Pentagon Papers only disclosed some of the early days of the operations. "Historians interested in the unit's activities had to wait until the early 1990s, when MACSOG's Annexes to the annual MACV Command Histories and a Pentagon documentation study of the organization were declassified for the Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs' hearings on the Vietnam War POW/MIA issue."

in "Tales from the Teamhouse" http://books.google.com/books?id=_znbSq4mluUC&pg=PA210&lpg=PA210&dq=duncan+tales+from+the+teamhouse&source=bl&ots=jqfvHSPKWg&sig=7nqEpfoVAlctPFjHVl_fy-NUdjQ&hl=en&ei=-DOSSt2TNIKssgOgrqkM&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1#v=onepage&q=&f=false "As I recall, Duncan had been xxx's recon patrol leader. Duncan quit recon and Delta after his team blundered into a couple of unarmed villagers while on his last patrol. The team took them as prisoners because they were afraid they were either VC or would tell the VC about seeing them. Duncan reported it by radio. According to Duncan, Delta's Headquarters ordered him to kill the villagers and continue the mission, and he refused. Duncan wanted exfiltration along with the villagers... ... Duncan impressed me as being a very good soldier. He was a very young Master Sergeant. Duncan, like many others; he just did not have a stomach for that stupid war." (edit) Just noticed wikipedia has a good broader view of MACV-SOG activity, from more of a historical viewpoint than the anecdotal stuff. Includes some good details like numbers of people involved etc. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_Assistance_Command,_Vietnam_-_Studies_and_Observations_Group

Orange1 said "Actually, I think it's kind of cool, honourable even, that someone, having served for their country, undertakes to keep something secret and does so until he's told it's OK not to. (Of course we know that many don't. )" Bullshit. The only secrets kept after 40 years by guys at the bottom of the power ladder are ones that make people look bad. It's that simple. The guys in SOG were at the bottom. Operation MHCHAOS had people sign a similar secrecy agreement, swearing them to secrecy no matter what. MHCHAOS started, after the CIA went after Ramparts magazine, in 1967. The memo attached is from the CIA "family jewels" docs we've posted about. I believe DZ.com has "foreign connections" Hmm. Trivia: MHCHAOS may have been the first time the agency used an isolated computer system to keep track of all their reports and names. "In some respects Ober was a fugitive within his own agency, but the very illegality of MHCHAOS gave him power. Because he had been ordered to carry out an illegal mission, he had certain leverage over his bosses, as long as he kept his operation secret" http://books.google.com/books?id=67XBXqSP9KgC&pg=PA28&lpg=PA28#v=onepage&q=&f=false "At its finality, Operation CHAOS contained files on 7,200 Americans, and a computer index totaling 300,000 civilians and approximately 1,000 groups" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_CHAOS The agreement: "I understand that I am not to discuss with or disclose to any person any information designated MHCHAOS unless such a person is also currently authorized to have access to MHCHAOS information. I am aware that is my responsibility to ascertain that such authorization for another person is valid and current...I am further aware that if a change in status renders it no longer necessary for me to have access to MHCHAOS information, my name will be removed from the list of those so authorized. I also understand that removal of my name from the list will not relieve me of the responsibility of remaining silent about MHCHAOS information." "I hereby affirm my understanding that no change in my assignment or employment, including termination, will release me of my obligation as stated above." MHCHAOS was political, domestic espionage, carried out by the CIA, while they knew it was illegal.

From Hardy and Tucker "SOG: Team History and Insignia of a Clandestine Army" Note that the RT was Braden, Gary Shadduck and JD Bath. Theodore (Ted) Braden, Spike Team Colorado's first 1-0, starts his military career during World War II serving with the 101st Airborne division. As the Vietnam conflict begins. Braden enters the country in 1965 with Special Forces Project Delta. In June of 1966 Braden becomes the 1-0 of Spike Team Colorado, located at Kontum, Vietnam, and holds that position until the end of 1966. In an interview with JD Bath the 1-2 of ST Colorado. Bath states that Ted Braden. Gary Shadduck, and himself reported to SOG headquarters in Saigon for debriefing after a successful wire tapping mission in late 1966. After their separate interviews and debriefing, they meet at SOG's safe house in Saigon, House 10. There, Braden announces to the team that he has been ordered to go on R&R (Rest and Recreation) and no excuses would be accepted. This is the last time that Braden is seen in Vietnam. In October of 1967 an article appears in Ramparts magazine written by Ted Braden explaining that he had gone AWOL (Absent Without Leave) from Vietnam. Assuming the identity of Joseph Edward Horner, a member of SOG that was killed at Camp Long Thanh in 1965, Braden makes his way to Johannesburg, South Africa. Once there, he fights as a mercenary with the 5th Commando Unit until discovered by U.S. Federal Agents. Braden is extradited to the United States to face desertion charges of a court martial at the same time US Senate and Congressional hearings investigating SOG activities begins. Seeing that Braden is a potential embarrassment for the United States government a document is drawn up swearing him to not reveal anything he knows about SOG activities in exchange for a Honorable Discharge. After accepting these terms, Ted Braden is never heard from again. Also: ST Idaho is originally manned by 1st Group Snake Bite teams from Okinawa in 1965. The team runs operations from Kham Duc but moves to FOB#1 Phu Bai at the end of 1966. ST Idaho is one of the original five recon teams trained at Camp Long Thanh and transferred to Kham Duc. 1966 finds ST Idaho at Kham Duc with Ted Braden [Ed. Hardy misspelled Braden's name] the 1-0 and Jim Hetrick the 1-1 until June of that year.

some reviews. It's $85 Apparently 1st of a planned series? I found some more Hardy gathered on Braden. Will post. Apparently Willie McLeod, was 1-0 for RT Colorado in 1969, taking it from Mike O'Connor in April. A RT Colorado team patch is in the montage attached. "With 300+ pages and over 900 images, there has never been a SOG reconnaissance team reference as complete as this that details the teams Asp, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Indigo, Montana, and Rattler." "SOG: Team History and Insignia of a Clandestine Army is an excellent reference book for anyone interested in SOG. The book is by Jason Hardy and Michael Tucker and is the first in what is supposed to be an 8-10 volume series on SOG teams and team insignia. The book is primarily a pictorial and consists of nearly 300 pages of captioned pictures, along with a few pages dedicated to the history of each team. One of the great things about the book is that I have seen only a tiny handful of the photos before--just a very, very few are in other SOG books, such as Plaster's pictorial and Greco's pictorial. The authors evidently went right to the source--SOG vets--and were able to obtain great photos of the teams and their insignia. The other cool thing is that a great many of the pics are full color and really give the book a dynamic look."

Bruce said "Hardy also said that a private investigator was also looking for Braden at the same time and had in fact contacted Hardy, looking for information on Braden." We know where Ted B. Braden died and when. We know he had some minor court issues a couple years before he died, in the same area. So he likely was living in that area. (The PA area we mentioned). We have names on the ex-wife, and the daughters of the wife from a prior marriage. I think we know the (ex?) husband of one of those daughters. The problem is they seem to have moved around recently. I've never seen anything that suggested San Francisco.

The book "The Blood Road" (author: John Prados) puts Duncan and Braden together for Leaping Lena, the start of the whole SOG shebang. (edit) I think Duncan was the source for that info, to Prados. Tell the guys you talk to, bruce, about that. (what I posted). They all hate Duncan, because of what he wrote and said over the years. I wonder if Braden ever talked about the early years, and jumping? Did Braden ever have a close connection with Duncan? Have to find Duncan!

This post is from the professionalsoldiers forum Note that JD Bath was still there in 71 (edit) Well I guess he did the HALO jump in '71, so he had to be? The attached lists almost all of the RT's from CCN circa 71. This is a 6 X 6-foot canvas tarp with a bulls eye painted in the center and “Bullseye” (flight call sign for CCN) written above it. This hung in the flight crews ready room of the MLT-2 compound at Quang Tri. In October of 1971 there was a farewell gathering for CWO Gary Yates, B/158 AHB/101st ABD. The Bullseye Flight Insignia was signed by many of the recon team leaders and members, and then given to CW2 Yates along with a CCN plaque thanking him for his service to SF. Some team members wrote comments which had special meaning based on a particular mission or just reflecting the attitude of the RTs. RT Team: Names: Statements: Habu L. D. McGlathern “The Lord giveth and Habu’s CAR-15’s taketh away” Robert E. Cook Richard D. Brackhausen Habu Nicholas Von Brakhousen “Baron 1st Class” Intruder SSG Risto Cherman Sgt. Fraile Cobra William J. Kiempe “To Stump” Ronald Davidson Guy Wagy “ To the Chopper Jockey who busted my cherry” Bac-si Malone Rattler Sgt. Bieber Louisiana John Levister Ray Frovarp Ed Weatford Python Sgt. Jim Baldwin Idaho Castillo Pully New Jersey Sgt Don F. Murphy Sgt. John H. Waters Sgt. Tom B. Arbett Kansas George Cohrell Mark Mcpherson Virginia Colin L. Chaffee Sidewinder Sgt. Sparling Sgt. Laurent Michigan Bob Bolyon Jean Shanky Connecticut J. Clegg Mamba Roger Pope Mark Pollock ASP Sgt. Jim J. Thompson Bill Quean Adder William S. Casa Ronald C. Fletcher Bushmaster Eldon A. Bargewell Jean Paul Castagna Glenn A. Baggeth Halo TM#3 Jim “Tub” Bath (JD) Covey ML-2 Dave “Big Indian” Cheney Georgia (Jimmie) Johnson Krait Hendrick “Mud Hole” Waters North Carolina Ray Robinson Moccasin Johnny W. Elia Steve Grish Mississippi Sgt. Folbre Sgt. Page Oklahoma “Fast Eddie” Anderson “No Spleen” Ross Jim Kiehne “Doc” C. Kennedy “Covey Dude” “Hostile Man” Connecticut Class & Deboner from 3 tight ass’s Quang Tri BDA SSG A. B. Smith Sgt. “Twitch” Twidell Sgt. “Snow Mobile” Bradow Crusader Injun Adams Reese (Pee Wee)

You're doing a stellar job, Bruce. Can't be topped. It's great Kendall put you on to Hardy. Sounds like Hardy has a lot of info. Surprised he dug deep on Braden. Be great if you can get in touch with Bath. (don't know if he's still alive)