Son Tay: The Most Daring Raid of the Vietnam War by Mr. Terry Buckler

[@cynthiawhite3945]

My dad was awarded the Bronze Star medal for the intelligence behind locating this POW camp. He was in Air Force Intelligence for 26 years.

[@MegaBloggs1]

you must be very proud of him

[@MaidenUtah1]

50 years this day, you’re neither forgotten nor deprived of gratitude 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@sartainja]

I read that the POWs were moved due to flooding in the camp since the camp was right next to a river.

[@johnniecameron8829]

Dick meadows is my buddy's father ,we live in Fayetteville NC ,ft BRAGG ..

[@alswann2702]

Heroes

[@LinhHLe]

NVA knew the operation and they even sent their special forces to ambush American commandos. Fortunately the US delayed the raid so NVA abandoned the camp as well

[@M60gunner1971]

Damn right!! Sua Sponte Brothers!!

[@FIREBRAND38]

Sua Sponte is the motto of the 75th Ranger Regiment which had exactly nothing to do with this mission.

[@just-ice7369]

They should have sent Rambo and Chuck Norris and Jesse Ventura .

[@milokhanh313]

Really ? We had captain VietNam and soldiers who were way more clever than those in the film :V i got to tell you , stop smoking , it is no good

[@vernality6581]

No comparison to the skill .daring and expertise of NVA Commandos who could enter the most secure US S.F bases .

[@patrickmcshane7658]

7 DSCs 5 AFCs, there's a CMH in there somewhere.

[@FIREBRAND38]

CMH? You mean a Casket with Medal Handles? Medal of Honor I think you mean, but none were awarded for Son Tay.

[@topfell8277]

I think they trained at eglin

[@Achromaticdj]

How do you crash land a helicopter without killing its occupants ?

[@jasonmarquez5776]

Achromaticdj: Controlled autorotation.

[@jumpmastermp21]

Read that they had mattresses on the floor of the bird to help absorb the impact.

[@craigstarling4704]

@@jumpmastermp21 That is true. There are even pics taken of it I have seen before.

[@PHILDRU911]

Think the crashhawk crash getting OBL

[@PrimarchX]

KITD-FOHS

[@angloaust1575]

They should have gone in there Straight away while the pows Were still there The local commander should have Used his own initiative Instead of procrastinating

[@FIREBRAND38]

You have no idea what you're talking about. This isn't like playing a video game or watching a rescue episode of NCIS:LA

[@angloaust1575]

@@FIREBRAND38 There was a situation in ww2 when an air force commander at a base somewhere in the pacific knew of a Pending japanese attack He requested a preemptive strike From his superiors While he was waiting for the answer The japanese struck!

[@thomasqueen4521]

StClair

[@123Dunebuggy]

The jessica lynch rescue haha fail

[@davidrobinson9043]

Who are you to assess or judge that? Your silence would be welcome!

[@alswann2702]

123Dunebuggy dickwad

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

@Landon Good That's true, but what's the relevancy of it here? Why bring it up?

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

@Landon Good No no, I get the free speech bit. What does the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty have to do with anything here?

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

@Landon Good Oh, you're just trying to spread the faith I guess. lol

[@polswan2551]

SHAME ON YOU,,

[@FIREBRAND38]

Your caps lock is stuck. That's the real shame.