Photo Album '68, Page 31
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Another external headed for the Grunts.  Climbed out IFR to VFR on top and headed west.  Weather was improving and the LZ was fine - from a weather point of view - probably a bit 'hot' otherwise if around Khe Sanh.
Photo by, Cpl. Thomas J. "TJ" Miller 
Cpl. Miller crewed YK-14 until it hit high time and was sent to O&R.  He then inherited a humble, cannibalized, YK-7.   With some TLC and begged, borrowed and stolen parts managed to make it air worthy and crewed it until his tour was up in Dec 68.
Photo by, Cpl. Thomas J. "TJ" Miller 
YK-13 heading into a darkening sky.  She was an unusually unlucky bird.  This day she came home in one piece thank goodness.
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Photo by, Cpl. Thomas J. "TJ" Miller 
September '68 dropped recon team off at Khe Sanh, came back to picked them up a few hours later, remember chills going down my spine.  Not a sound or sign of any life.  The base had already started to green over.  Feeling of surrealism which I can't put into words.
Photo by, Cpl. Thomas J. "TJ" Miller 
We are landing at some base, probably Phu Bai, and as usual want to impress those on the ground with a razzle dazzle formation break.  Frustrated helo pilots acting like jet jocks?  No, they all could have been damn good ones!
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Photo by, Cpl. Thomas J. "TJ" Miller 

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