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181: "WE CAME TO DIE". Mayhem, Bravery, and Leadership "On The Ground" in Vietnam w/ John Stryker Meyer.

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The Spector C-130 Gunship - The Most Horrifying Thing Ever

When it got dark, we lost everything conventional. The pilot circling over us reported he couldn't pick out the team's strobe light because there were so many other lights surrounding us. A Spector C-130 gunship arrived on target with its two 20 millimeter cannons and four 7.62 millimeter mini guns ready for action. After ripping up scores of body and carving out large patches of empty darkness on the ridge line, the spectre directed his deadly fire into the valley. More lanterns must have made the dark earth look like a pin cushion illuminated from within. Once that link was established, the gunner could dance the incredible fire power of his four mini guns, just 24

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