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9 APR -67

Spent morning visiting surrounding
O-clubs with borrowed pick-up.

Wo-1 John Broune - HA6-36 "o"
TOP SARG - PAT LANDRY - HAG-12 Staff club
TOP SGT HART - " "
6YSGT Metiahus - "Fe" club.
6YSGT BAKER " "

Afternoon piddling and lying on the beach.
Good late afternoon alert again. Seems like
the V.C. have shifted their working
hours later. Sammy Vaugh picked up something
in the intake & nursed it back at 80% (Fuel [?])
engine totaled - Not bad for a junior 2/lT
with 10 missions and 180 flight hours.

Jay’s up from Duc Pho for a few
days of flying, then R&R Hong Kong - Full
of grim stories.

I’ve got 0120 TPQ brief - Everything
counts. Hope to get flying C-117 & Hueys
Soon Also.

10 APR 67

Interesting hop last night - Left strut
blew o-ring on touch down. Thot I’d
blown a tire. No Rest & shutdown tied
up the runway for 10 minutes - I got in
bed at 6:00 AM - Along you back from
West Rwy -

Hoped to get to Danang on O-club business
but C-117 took off for [Korat?] and didn’t come
back - Try again tomorrow. Spent morning
answering last questions on books.

Started work on another small hot box for
books & papers - P.T. suffering due to
injured toe.

Mac’s packing for R&R to Hawaii -tough life.

Listened to short [?] lecture by
Magnavox Rep - nothing new. Wish we’d
get the equipment.

Finally heard the full story on Pete Kruger.
He fell off a bar while trying to do a
handstand. Taken to the hospital - He was
sprung by Bob Tieker and Tony McCarthy - Leaving
Hospital in quite a turmoil - He had a
record player spindle in his leg. When
he sobered up it became quite
painful & he returned to hospital for 15 days.
His leg is still numb - works funny since
he can’t curl his toes.