TBS 2-67 Cruisebook_Updated_7Jan23

First Platoon
me a 4th of July. I joined MASS-2 at Da Nang and was
pretty quickly sent up to Dong Ha as a Senior Air
Director (SAD) in the DASC. Book organization of the
MASS said it would support one DASC with field grade
SADs, but we supported 3 or 4 so boot 2/LTs were SADs.
We learned fast on the job. Was a member of the
Airborne DASC over Khe Sanh during the days of the
gaggles and supergaggles. After TET, and when the
Army came up north I was transferred to the USAF
DASC in Phu Bai because they needed people who knew
the territory. I went to Hong Kong on R&R. Came back
Front, L­R: John Winkler, Steve Clark,
Kathy Clark, Barbara Cathcart
Rear: "Mike" Belatti, Larry Byers, Jim
Cathcart
home in August of '68 and was never harassed.
Lessons? Dig deep, overhead cover is priceless.
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