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If Was Farewell Party on Pats©,Then Came Deadly Rocketsi/ere.fromBy GEORGE ESPER -he enemy launch sites Associated Press Writer We could see jtlie smoke SAIGON- (AP) Tim men . the launch siles.” iiad Just finished .their charcoal. Suddenly there was a cloud ofgrilled steaks on the patio, The smoke, a shrill whistle in, the speeches had hoen niade and a ;V;plaque had been presented to . the men .knew instinctively ; the guest of honor, Col,; Ed: ths; enemy rocket fire had-Cavanaugh,,\ytio Mvas going.. -parted.up;again.•' :home Monday. \-i -’V . '. “Ttial’a when we .all-, startedSuddenly oiit of 'iiie' sunset .. to hit (he deck,” said the ofti-sky just south of Da Nang, ' cer.there was a whistling • sound . . A rocket hit 20 feet from Cav-and then a crackling ihumler, A anaugh, He was killed, . Three ICO-pound racket ^smashed. into U.S.; officers and four South the ground 150 yards west of* Vietnamese near- him were the patio; There were three or Wounded* • four more within‘a minute or;;';.. ;;Durlng ills Inst living mo two, ‘V. rieirts, Cavanaugh was .talkingThe U.S. officers, the enlisted about the ,^;nr in general.- -men and their South. Vietnam- ^'-•‘.'The rockets -didn’t wmt) -• ose comrades dashed, for, bunk-, iiim a lity' said an .officer who ers near the patio. was lying next to him. ' ' ’ /■TwoartUlery lotteries on...55, a South Vietnamese re?i. „.,S ^,,i,L!• mental headquarters where the ^est Point graduate from Fatr-parly was being held, began ^3'■ bekl maiij meUa s, in-eluding the Silver Star, the ration’s third highest award forIheir tours in Vietnam wefo heading home.andfiring hack.The enemy vockets stopped. ’’Wit?! the artillery counter-firing, things became more se-r'Gn'icombat bravery, Hear I.and a Purplecurewasrecalled one officer who at the party Thursdaylie had served in Vietnam as the senior adviser to the 1stnight. About 30 minutes later Mobile Task Force, 51st Regi-we went back outside to clean ment, which was giving llie up ar.d survey what damage farewell parly. Two of the oth-had boon done. We could see er three U.S. officers who were the artillery going in to where wounded also had completedAncoi
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Idaho State Journal
Pocatello, Idaho, US
Fri, Jul 30, 1971
Page 8
Full Page
Clipped by
Gerald F.
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