From the S&S archives: Airboats in Vietnam, 1968
By BRUCE MCILHANEY | ©STARS AND STRIPES Published: May 17, 2006
 Spec 4 Hoe Heizler pilots the command airboat of the eight-boat fleet operated by the 15th Engineer Battalion, 9th Infantry Division, near Nha Be, South Vietnam.  An airboat from Company C, 4th Battalion, 29th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division patrol the area around Nha Be used by the Viet Cong to organize attacks on Saigon.       |
