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helicopter's forward speed, was well beyond the 20-knot ground speed needed for a safe jump. "They wanted us out, and we felt the altitude was too high and the speed too fast," recalled CWO Martin, an experienced parachute jumpmaster." As drop-master, I was looking for the tell-tale signs of spray from the helo—either coming in the door or when I looked toward the rear and below the helo."
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2968:for Valor.
2966:Bronze Star
2691:Stable Door
2677:Game Warden
2671:Vung Ro Bay
2665:Market Time
2537:Giant Lance
2523:Igloo White
2478:Tiger Hound
2457:Steel Tiger
2420:Barrel Roll
2345:Hue–Da Nang
2330:Spring 1975
2278:Trung Nghia
2252:(1973–1974)
2229:Thunderhead
2140:Finney Hill
2132:Lam Son 719
2015:FSB Ripcord
2002:Green River
1920:Lamar Plain
1904:Apache Snow
1869:Geneva Park
1855:Atlas Wedge
1738:Meade River
1670:Quyet Chien
1574:West Saigon
1556:Allen Brook
1542:Scotland II
1486:Quyet Thang
1448:Coronado XI
1296:Yellowstone
1231:Coronado IX
1138:Dragon Fire
1124:Coronado IV
1098:Coronado II
972:Prairie III
940:Beaver Cage
833:Sam Houston
811:Cedar Falls
803:Deckhouse V
628:Nathan Hale
581:Crazy Horse
574:Paul Revere
487:Silver City
473:Cocoa Beach
161:Vietnam War
159:during the
3050:Categories
2972:References
2952:Long Beach
2902:Long Beach
2703:Sea Dragon
2623:Eagle Pull
2597:Homecoming
2485:Shed Light
2406:Ranch Hand
2323:Phước Long
2313:Thượng Đức
2298:Svay Rieng
2283:Ap Da Bien
2167:Long Khánh
2044:Elk Canyon
2009:Texas Star
1848:Maine Crag
1829:Wayne Grey
1711:Thượng Đức
1382:US Embassy
1364:Coronado X
1282:Manchester
1154:Coronado V
1105:Hood River
1071:The Slopes
1000:Kingfisher
979:Prairie IV
965:Prairie II
847:Enterprise
751:Shenandoah
609:Lam Son II
553:Birmingham
69:newspapers
3000:9 October
2922:Grayback'
2900:USS
2875:USS
2871:Subic Bay
2851:Red River
2748:End Sweep
2491:Thanh Hoa
2464:Arc Light
2441:Iron Hand
2392:Farm Gate
2351:Phan Rang
2288:Quang Duc
2173:Chenla II
1946:Utah Mesa
1717:Maui Peak
1441:Hop Tac I
1414:Quảng Trị
1303:Muscatine
1224:Lancaster
1201:MacArthur
1188:Ong Thanh
1065:Concordia
1023:Kole Kole
947:Con Thien
928:Manhattan
737:Attleboro
616:Hawthorne
595:Hardihood
567:Austin IV
540:Xa Cam My
422:Van Buren
319:Dong Xoai
252:Kien Long
247:Long Dinh
192:Đồng Khởi
2959:Grayback
2940:Grayback
2910:Grayback
2893:Grayback
2889:Grayback
2877:Grayback
2759:East Sea
2728:Đồng Hới
2722:Sealords
2655:stations
2616:New Life
2609:Babylift
2510:Yen Vien
2357:Xuân Lộc
2293:Tri Phap
2268:Hồng Ngự
2263:Cửa Việt
2208:Loc Ninh
2098:Tailwind
2077:Chenla I
1744:Hat Dich
1705:Vinh Loc
1601:Kham Duc
1549:Delaware
1505:Carentan
1433:Lo Giang
1356:Lang Vei
1345:Khe Sanh
1289:Saratoga
1266:Napoleon
1245:Santa Fe
1091:Coronado
1058:Billings
1037:Union II
1009:Crockett
993:Kentucky
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840:Pershing
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700:Amarillo
686:Long Tan
675:Colorado
649:Hastings
622:Hill 488
527:Jackstay
520:Fillmore
466:Harrison
459:New York
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380:Ia Drang
367:Gang Toi
337:Starlite
299:Qui Nhơn
283:Binh Gia
272:Nam Dong
235:Hiep Hoa
186:Biên Hòa
2865:Mission
2853:to the
2818:1973–74
2516:Niagara
2399:Chopper
2318:Phú Lộc
2308:Duc Duc
1980:LZ Kate
1933:Binh Ba
1842:Ben Het
1809:2nd Tet
1690:Duc Lap
1650:Binh An
1512:Pegasus
1462:Patrick
1455:Houston
1419:Bến Tre
1377:Da Nang
1274:Phoenix
1217:Osceola
1168:Bolling
1044:Dragnet
986:Buffalo
958:Hickory
907:Lejeune
826:Gadsden
784:Fairfax
758:Atlanta
668:Prairie
602:Wahiawa
588:El Paso
546:Georgia
513:Lincoln
447:Mastiff
355:Plei Me
350:An Ninh
344:Piranha
309:Sông Bé
230:Go Cong
210:Sunrise
198:Chopper
83:scholar
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2646:Yankee
2504:Popeye
2223:Kontum
2213:An Lộc
2179:Nui Le
1584:An Bao
1569:Dai Do
1498:Walker
1468:Tam Kỳ
1426:Coburg
1338:McLain
1317:Auburn
1238:Neosho
1208:Dak To
1175:Medina
1117:Benton
859:Bribie
819:Desoto
721:Seward
681:Duc Co
499:Oregon
314:Ba Gia
304:Ka Nak
277:An Lao
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2697:PIRAZ
2652:Dixie
2551:Patio
2248:Post-
2123:Snuol
1644:Robin
1252:Essex
1161:Kunia
1131:Swift
1051:Akron
921:Baker
914:Union
883:Ap Gu
642:Macon
506:Texas
493:A Sau
415:Crimp
264:USNS
90:JSTOR
76:books
3002:2008
2948:HC-7
2839:SEAL
2823:1975
2813:1972
2808:1971
2803:1970
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2793:1968
2788:1967
2783:1966
2778:1965
2773:1964
2544:Menu
2497:Bolo
2185:1972
1656:Thor
796:1967
707:Byrd
480:Utah
401:1966
361:Hump
330:1965
266:Card
179:Laos
62:news
1408:Hue
951:DMZ
691:SS
635:Jay
241:34A
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