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I was the Air Boss on an amphip/Command ship, USS La Salle, AGF 3...now an artificial reef!
I got to fly with the Desert Ducks in really old H-3's, but I was off the ship and the Mini-Boss did well.
After the USS Tripoli hit a mine, as did an Aegis Cruiser, we did all the mine sweeping and I got to get back into my trusty H-60 when they deployed on La Salle.. I landed on the quay in Kuwaiti the day of surrender with a good friend of mine.
La Salle was the first ship in port. The great thing about that day is that the Captain of the ship, still a good friend of mine, opened the ship to the Army and Marines...shower, shave, air conditioning, call home.
We traded everything with the Grunts and the G's...
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1996 FJ80.
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