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24 June-

Early call at 0630 and stumbled into
my [?] and rapidly completed
packing hoping to have time for breakfast.
-Successful- Bill for week 248.60 HK
I have one silver HK dollar left -
Departing [?] I noticed [church?] half way
down theblock spoted Maoist Shogans
about head & [?] last night which I missed
by being on Hong Kong Island - (Killed - 40
artist - Picture taking [disp?] - not -
tear - gas- raid - 6 hour battle -

Plane back with MAJOR Colan Reuters -
EX of CT-23 and a darn good fighting
pilot - Read "Rector of Justin" - completed
"In Cold Blood" on the way out - Danang
was hot - wasted no time hiching a ride to
[Bole?] and changing to flight out. -
Missed CH37 connector so back a 60
Cubic and brought some supplies via GV
[?[ it Dope -

McCleaky - Punch out - Engine seizure
over Danang - [C???ful]

32 plane group strike on AAA sites
north of DMZ - gaggle led by Gibson -
& Doering - Al Ronsen flew #2 and
got good [?] from him - Idea

Sound good but execution left some to
be desired - [inc???] [?] very hot
let the experienced people lead us? BDA still
unknown although secondary reputed
- typical off tgt drops & screws up -
Co Blenture on lading - plogging cost field -
MAJOR Blanchard blew - [?] - ernest? -
with 20 plane 7 sec partial [?] - Jesus !
Jim hayes ran off the end of utu west -
nose gear failure - Cause disputed -
Blockie Hand out - flight OK in manual

Orders to 2nd [?] become apparent
as I get questions from 6-1 requesting
experienced [?] etc -

Still impacting 0- long [?] at bar
with COL hanes & Bill (Douglas tech Rp) Re
problems in Marine Corps - Solidifying Thanking-

Tomorows another (ugh) day -