Vietnam Stories
VIETNAM: MY EXPERIENCERodman Germain - Army
Stars and Stripes
March 5, 2015
As described by Rodman Germain: "Khe Sahn clearing buried conex boxes of bobby traps. That's me, Rod Germain, 326th Combat Engineers, 1970." (Courtesy of Rodman Germain)
As described by Rodman Germain: "Khe Sahn clearing buried conex boxes of bobby traps. That's me, Rod Germain, 326th Combat Engineers, 1970." (Courtesy of Rodman Germain)
As described by Rodman Germain: "Enemy bunker after being hit with Daisy Cutters on Co Pong Mountain, Asauh Valley, 1970-71. Making an LZ on that mountain took forever!" (Courtesy of Rodman Germain)
As described by Rodman Germain: "Dinner at Khe Sahn as 326th Combat Engineers rebuild the air strip. From left: Biaz, Miguel, Rod, Murphy." (Courtesy of Rodman Germain)
The assault of Mount Co Pong in the Ashau Valley. 135 choppers loaded, red-lined three times. Staged in Quang Tri.
On the fourth try, the first five choppers crashed into the mountain. We off-loaded seven more before the mission was red-lined for visibility. We were stuck on that hill for 10 days before weather finally cleared enough for resupply and replacements.
I still wake up with cold sweats sometimes but like we used to say, "It's to the grave Brother!"