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The following photographs and personal account are provided by and the property of
Major Leslie Johnson Jr., USAF, Retired
Above two pictures - "Top Picture- I am looking over the seat.
Wounded, one inside Pedro with paramedics and the other on a stretcher with
army personnel. Fighting between Can Tho army base and Bien Thuy, we were
flying around watching the fight, about 2 miles from base. Heard a mayday
call from an army Medivac chopper. It had been hit with wounded on board and
we saw it go down next to some burning houses. So we went over to see if we
could help. Just so happens we had two navy Seawolf choppers in the vicinity,
gunship type. They went with us. We landed in a rice paddy beside the downed
chopper, our guys jumped out, helped get the wounded aboard plus crew, while
the navy Seawolfs flew around us firing into the trees and paddies. Took
everyone back to Bien Thuy and went straight to the club."
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