My other passion - Aviation

Ron Smith · 03-18-2007, 04:35 PM

Jerry,

My first tour was on a Destroyer U.S.S. Lyman K Swenson DD729 "Rubber Duck"(decoy) patrols. We would sail up and down the beach to draw fire and radio the coordinates to the New Jersey who cruised about a mile seaward of us, and get out of the way. From May '69 to Feb. '70.

Tango Boat, October '70 to April '71. Around December '70 was when the Phantom saved us. We turned the boats over to the ARVN half way through my tour, and came home. Richard Nixon did one thing right. He got my butt out of Vietnam.

Ron

03-18-2007, 04:35 PM	#1
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Jerry, My first tour was on a Destroyer U.S.S. Lyman K Swenson DD729 "Rubber Duck"(decoy) patrols. We would sail up and down the beach to draw fire and radio the coordinates to the New Jersey who cruised about a mile seaward of us, and get out of the way. From May '69 to Feb. '70. Tango Boat, October '70 to April '71. Around December '70 was when the Phantom saved us. We turned the boats over to the ARVN half way through my tour, and came home. Richard Nixon did one thing right. He got my butt out of Vietnam. Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

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