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Alley Cats Aid Rescue Under Fire Near Da Nang
In a tense daylight mission near the DMZ two South Vietnamese soldiers were rescued after a Marine helicopter crash. The Alley Cats platoon from the 282nd Aviation Company supported with miniguns rockets and grenades as gunships kept angles on the ridge and one rescue helicopter returned with the wounded. Despite casualties among Marines and Vietnamese, the mission succeeded and the Alley Cats departed as they promised to provide the very best aid.
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U. S. 101St Airborne Division
Army
282Nd Aviation
Sp-5
Danney Beck
Cam Lo
el Paso
Texas
Cochrell
Sneed
Beck
Murray
Cockrell