Gigan Style<\/p>\n
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First Platoon boards the Huey, sickly smell of sweat and death<\/p>\n
elbow to elbow we sit cramped in the narrow compartment<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
hot, sticky air like a sauna grips us in its wet claws<\/p>\n
rotors spin, air rushes through the open doors<\/p>\n
but no relief is felt from the hot, breath of the dragon<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
gnawing fear grips each man as the bird lifts off<\/p>\n
taking us to places we don\u2019t want to go<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
the green canopy is now below us concealing them but not us<\/p>\n
we land at the LZ, bullets snapping and popping as we emerge<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
the encounter is short, bloody, cries of wounded, silence of dead<\/p>\n
First Platoon boards the Huey, sickly smell of sweat and death<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
gnawing fear grips each man as the bird lifts off<\/p>\n
are we headed back to the firebase, home, safety from the enemy<\/p>\n
safety from the fear and death and sweat<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Hueys flying the wrong way, new orders issued<\/p>\n
on to the next hot LZ more fear, death and sweat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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