For the Troops: Report #9

IN THE TORRID JULY HEAT of 1969, 250 grunts at a Special Forces camp in South Vietnam were eating dust and awaiting an air show in the form of two F-100 Super Sabres on an ``LZ Prep'' to create a helicopter landing zone (LZ) half a mile away. Some LZ Prep basics: Take a 750-pound bomb, fit the front...

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