Way back in March of 1968, I was with the Air Force. Now you may say, He got easy duty. Not knowing what Viet Nam was. Only knew what I head on the news. I was 3 weeks in country and my butt was sent to Khe Sanh on a short TDY. Now my short TDY was to be 2 weeks. Turned out to be tell the base was closed in July of 68. Now what is an Air Force guy doing in Khe Sanh you ask. Well , I was sent up there because the Marines did not know how to load or unload the air craft as they came in. So there I was, doing just that. What an experience it was. Meet some great guys and lost a few as well. But that was an experience I well never forget. I was with the 15th aerial port squadron out of Danang and was attached to the 29th marines. Again you say, what an easy duty I had. Well , when the birds landed I was out on the tarmac open to the world while everyone else was cozy upped in their bunker doing what I was sent up there to do. I made a great target setting on that stupid forklift. The hardest part of my job was loading bodybags. But I made it home thank God. I would love to chat with anyone who was up there when I was.