Thirty seven years ago was the last day of our involvement in the Vietnam Boundary Dispute. I had a tshirt with the unofficial logo of the Air Wing but I can’t find it. It was a skull and crossbones with  checkered flags hanging from both bones at the side. The logo under was “WIN OR DIE”.

Army Generals do not retreat. The phrase is “to advance in a different direction smartly”. This we did. It can be said that this was our first Olympics where we didn’t take home the Gold but the Bronze. Thank you for your selfless commitment to America’s freedom-all of you. Including the ones who followed in our footsteps.

And the last man out? Why, Master Gunny Sgt John J. Valdez on April 30, 1975. He was in charge of the Marine detachment at the Embassy. I wonder why his boss (the guy with the slats) wasn’t ? It figures they’d leave it to someone competent.  Air Am kept up the evacuation with their Hueys and Bell Rangers after the Army bailed. That’s one of their choppers you see above at the Pittman Apts.