Running time
49 sec
Date made
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Department of Veterans' Affairs
Transcript
The only time we'd carry a passenger, was if they were directly involved with the task, for example, the mortar platoon commander, I had to take him out and he'd direct his mortars and so on, or artillery or recce a special one. But on the visual reconnaissance flights, there was a spare seat.
Should somebody have spare time and choose to go, we'd say, "Yup, you come along. However, you're stuck with us for two hours even if you're heaving your heart out." So there were times where we bombed the jungle with sick bags. So they were welcome to come. And my attitude was four eyes can see more than two. And so a lot of them got a ride with us.
