in chu lai 68-69 mag 13 group guard sector sgt. & platoon sgt. new club burned down 68 i think, only open a few days guys broke into the beer cooler after fire took beer all got sick because plastic inside cans had gotten hot. rocket hit hut one night killing marine sleeping in bunk, 2/4 almost cut his head off found another marine in a bunker with bad cut on leg if cpl. smith had not looked in bunker he would have bleed out. f4 took off to the north one afternoon had flame out turned east for water did not make it went in on the right side of road at end of old runway blew up on impact both pilot & rio kia. pres. nixon came to chu lai for ? reason. we were posted at south end of taxi way to guard him were told if anyone turned in his direction they were to be shot (sure).was sent to okinawa in 68 for nco leader school. wanted out of this until i found out it would be 30 days over xmas & newyear. one of the instructors was from my home, town i think he knew every bar girl on the island. went to very few classes & took no test, he filled out the paper work, i was 2nt in class. was at air base waiting for flight to nam when a maj. ask if any one was going to chu lai they could go on his flight. he was some generals pilot going back to chu lai to pick him up and the lear jet was empty. the general drank jack black. some times #### happens. times