Words to the Infamous Covey/Nail FAC song By Darrel Whitcomb [We hope to have music to this song available for download soon - Merlin]"Dear Mom, Your Son Is Dead" is one of the most famous of all FAC-related songs and reflects the fact that being a FAC was one of the most dangerous jobs in
Darrel Whitcomb (author of the BAT 21 book) contributed this eyewitness account about the only OV-10 pilot to win the Congressional Medal of Honor. By Darrel Whitcomb We are pleased to present this article about Steve Bennett, the only OV-10 driver to win the Congressional Medal of Honor in Vietnam. This was written and contributed
Jim Hunter's eyewitness account of a VS-41 training incident that took place in California during 1970, and how it has affected him. By Jim Hunter Jim Hunter sent this account of a crash of a Bronco belonging to VS-41, the Navy's Bronco training squadron. This occurred at NAS North Island, in Coronado CA (near San Diego)
Information about two OV-10 flyers who were lost in Laos in 1971, and still haven't been found. By OBA Members In September 1999, the OBA was approached to provide assistance in identifying a part found at a crash site in Laos to help determine if it was from an OV-10. We were able to confirm
Rolfe Hunt's hair-raising tale of cutting things just a little too close in Elephant Valley! By Rolfe Hunt ©1999 Rolfe Hunt, All Rights Reserved.I served with Major Wheeler, Hostage Nan, in VMO-2 at the time he was shot down. A great guy and somewhat unusual among us OV-10 drivers - to me he seemed kind, gentle,
Rolfe Hunt's graphic true story about having to save a group of Marines on the run. By Rolfe Hunt This story from Rolfe Hunt is fiction based closely on fact. The need for extract of the team, the search for sniper, the hit with the last rocket, and thoughts afterward are as factual as memory allows. All
An amusing anecdote about what happens when a Bronco squadron gets ahold of someone else's mascot, and a few other memories By Greg Ciesielski ©2001 Greg Ciesielski, All Rights Reserved.Hi,I found your site via eBay, I was looking for USMC patches. Wow! What a great trip down memory lane. I am a former Marine 1979-1983