INCIDENT AT PLAIN-DE-JARS

Early in 1968, a bombing ban was finally lifted from the Plain-de-Jars region of Laos, and I was scheduled for my first A-1E Skyraider mission into that area. My wingman, Ralph Hoggatt, was a bona fide hero--distinguishing himself during a search and rescue in the Mu Gia Pass region the previous Nov...

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