-Caveat Lector- WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a prelude to war! VOICE OF THE GRUNT, 1999-11-03-B ===================================================== ARTICLE 6 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A "HACKWORTHING" STORY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SUMMARY: A good story of creative foraging from Vietnam. *************************************************** By Major John P. Isakson, USA (Ret) Just finished reading you article in the Sun-Sentinel about "Hackworthing" and thought of a similar situation when I was an Advisor in the Binh Khe sub-sector, part of the Binh Dinh Province back in 1966. Advisor Team 27 to be exact. We had five guys at the time, a Major who was the Team leader, I was a Captain and Exec. Off. a Master Sgt. (E-8), Heavy Wpns Specialist and "Tunnel Rat," Staff Sgt. (E-6) our medic and a Sgt. (E-5) our communications expert. That was it. We were located halfway between Qui Nhon and An Khe, about 100 meters from Hwy 19, working out of a French Team House built back in the 50's. Our biggest problem was getting food. Fish heads and rice with Nook Man (sp?) and small tweety birds went just so far. We noticed that twice a week a Reefer truck came rolling down Hwy 19 heading towards the First Air Cav. Obviously carrying food supplies of some type. It was time to do some heavy foraging. I positioned myself off the highway, in my jeep behind some rocks with a good view of the highway, while Master Sgt. Witt, also positioned off the highway, and armed with an AR-15 and a 30x sniper scope. About mid-afternoon was when the reefer usually passed our location, and when it came within range, Witt would take out one of the front tires. Once that was accomplished I was off to provide some assistance to the GI, who by this time had his window rolled up, his steel pot on and flak jacket zipped all the way up. I might also add he was scared to death. After calming the young man down and telling him I wouldn't let anything happen to him, I would help him change the tire on his truck. Usually the conversation would get around to what he was hauling. "I've got steaks, and chickens Captain," was his reply and music to my ears. I then proceeded to tell him how there were only five of us and eating Viet food every meal was really getting old. "Not to fear, I have hundreds of cases of steaks and chickens, just tell me how many you need and its yours," was his response. "One case of each will be more than enough and greatly appreciated," I said. I didn't see him again, maybe he rotated back to the U.S., however, we replayed the "hit and eat" routine many more times before I left Vietnam, with each team member rotating through both roles. The Medic turned out to be quite a sharpshooter. This is my "Hackworthing" contribution for the day. ==================================================== ARTICLE 7 BARNUM, HARVEY C., IR. Rank and organization: Captain (then Lt.), U.S. Marine Corps, Company H, 2d Battalion, 9th Marines, 3d Marine Division (Rein). Place and date: Ky Phu in Quang Tin Province, Republic of Vietnam, 18 December 1965. Entered service at: Cheshire, Conn. Born: 21 July 1940, Cheshire, Conn. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. When the company was suddenly pinned down by a hail of extremely accurate enemy fire and was quickly separated from the remainder of the battalion by over 500 meters of open and fire-swept ground, and casualties mounted rapidly. Lt. Barnum quickly made a hazardous reconnaissance of the area, seeking targets for his artillery. Finding the rifle company commander mortally wounded and the radio operator killed, he, with complete disregard for his safety, gave aid to the dying commander, then removed the radio from the dead operator and strapped it to himself. He immediately assumed command of the rifle company, and moving at once into the midst of the heavy fire, rallying and giving encouragement to all units, reorganized them to replace the loss of key personnel and led their attack on enemy positions from which deadly fire continued to come. His sound and swift decisions and his obvious calm served to stabilize the badly decimated units and his gallant example as he stood exposed repeatedly to point out targets served as an inspiration to all. Provided with 2 armed helicopters, he moved fearlessly through enemy fire to control the air attack against the firmly entrenched enemy while skillfully directing 1 platoon in a successful counterattack on the key enemy positions. Having thus cleared a small area, he requested and directed the landing of 2 transport helicopters for the evacuation of the dead and wounded. He then assisted in the mopping up and final seizure of the battalion's objective. His gallant initiative and heroic conduct reflected great credit upon himself and were in keeping with the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the U.S. Naval Service. ==================================================== ARTICLE 8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PUBLIC TRAGEDY RENEWS BONDS OF BLUE ANGELS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As crash probe continues, many lend support to families, friends Behind the chain-link fence that separates the Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron from outsiders, pilots and crew members mourn in privacy. When tragedy strikes one of the most visible and publicly admired military units in the world, squadron members grieve almost in seclusion, closing a group that often welcomes the spotlight. Days after two Blue Angels pilots were killed during a practice flight in south Georgia, the squadron is relying on each other for consolation, much like any family dealing with the loss. ``We have quite a support network in the Navy and Marines,'' said Lt. Cmdr. Mark Dunleavy, who flies the No. 2 jet. ``Everybody is rallying around each other, trying to support them during this tough time.'' Lt. Cmdr. Kieron O'Connor, 35, and Lt. Kevin Colling, 32, were killed when the F/A-18 Hornet they were flying crashed into a field of pine trees northeast of Moody Air Force Base near Valdosta, Ga. O'Connor had been with the team since September 1998 and was giving an orientation flight to Colling, who was to fly with the Pensacola-based squadron next year. Investigators are still trying to learn what caused the high-performance jet to crash on a clear day with only a moderate breeze. They will look for a device, similar to the ``black box'' on commercial aircraft, that records the aircraft's speed, altitude and the position of the controls. But it could not be confirmed Saturday if investigators found the recorder. It will be at least 30 to 60 days until the Navy completes its initial crash report. Memorial services have not been determined. The squadron and casualty assistance officers are working with relatives to coordinate funeral arrangements. Families of O'Connor and Colling have declined to talk about the incident and Dunleavy said that they may never want to discuss it publicly because it would be too difficult. Officers and enlisted sailors in the squadron have avoided reporters, preferring to remain insulated among themselves. Navy chaplains and counselors have made themselves available, but most are leaning on the people they love and trust -- their shipmates. ``We're a family and we're a team and team members pick each other up when they're down, and we're all down right now,'' said Cmdr. Patrick Driscoll, squadron commander. ``I think we're lucky to have a built-in support group called the Blue Angels.'' But it can be difficult to mourn in the public eye. ``No, it's not easy to talk about,'' Dunleavy said. ``No, we don't really like to talk about it, but we also realize that the Blue Angels are part of America. ``We want to share this with other Americans who are grieving for the team as well. But right now all Americans can appreciate a certain amount of privacy for the O'Connor and Colling families.'' Dozens of people in the community have expressed their condolences by sending letters and e- mails to the Blue Angels. Since Thursday's accident, the squadron's public affairs office has received more than 700 e-mails from around the globe. The fence outside the squadron's hangar has become a makeshift memorial of flowers. Local governments and chambers of commerce in Northwest Florida have ordered 10,000 blue and gold commemorative ribbon pins, which will be available Monday to the public. Shelley Berman, special events director for the Santa Rosa Island Authority, came up with the ribbon idea. She helps coordinate the annual Blue Angels air show at Pensacola Beach, which attracts tens of thousands of spectators. ``They give us something very special to us at the beach every year,'' Berman said. ``We just want the Blues and the Blues families to know that we care.'' On Saturday, Air Force F-16s flew a ``missing-man'' formation at the Moody air show to pay tribute to the fallen pilots. The Blue Angels canceled their scheduled performance at the show. The last cancellation was in 1996, when three air shows were dropped after then-Cmdr. Donnie Cochran resigned as flight leader. No decision has been made on whether the squadron will perform at their two remaining shows of the season. The team will not fly next weekend at Jacksonville Naval Air Station. The Blues are planning to perform at the annual homecoming air show at Pensacola Naval Air Station Nov. 12-13. If the team decides to finish the season, they would fly with five jets instead of the typical six. ``But right now, our priorities are with the families,'' Dunleavy said. By Scott Schonauer Pensacola News Journal Condolences may be sent to the: U. S. 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