[TPR] Fw: My New Lawn Ornament

[Mad Dog Antenucci]

Well said Rowdy....Puff was always a welcome site in Nam especially if 'you' 
were on an op in the middle of the sheeit.  The 1st time we got TAC AIR support 
in Nam our team was drawing heavy small arms and mortar fire in the valley near 
at An Khe just before Tet 68. 

Getting artillary or tac air support in  those days in Nam meant  you took what 
you could get when you could get it....but when the  FAC came up on the horn and 
said he had PUFF 'in the area we gladly used it and that was not very often in 
67-68. Nothing ever looked or sounded as beautiful. One solid line of red 
tracers coming out of the sky. . .yea death from above. 

And yea... also 'instant' fire suppression. ;-]>
 
Mad Dawg Antenucci 
Team Pantera Racing 
The 1st & still the only vintage race team in open road racing 
www.teampanteraracing.com




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From: bob Radefeld <bob at radefeld.com>
To: TPR Forum <tpr at teampanteraracing.com>
Sent: Sat, January 15, 2011 8:33:16 AM
Subject: [TPR] Fw: My New Lawn Ornament


Now that toy looks like it could be a LOT of fun. And 'ya Brian, that would be 
the only way I could get ahold of one of those badboys too. Brought back 
memories of Nam when we could hear the "Puff the Magic Dragon" gunships ripping 
up the terrain a ways from our base. Just awesome firepower that we were sure 
glad that they were on OUR side!! Talked to several crew members that said their 
only job was kicking the empty shell casings out the side door(s) during a 
strafing run while the guns were firing. Just unbelievable the havoc those boys 
could unleash in a few seconds!!
 
Rowdy
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