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Subject: Re: 1969 CHRISTMAS

Author:
Nora H. Lebron

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Date Posted: 07:10:48 12/03/00 Sun
In reply to: . 's message, "Re: 1969 CHRISTMAS" on 09:11:50 04/27/00 Thu

> >Author: Nora H. Lebron
Subject: Re: Christmas, 1969
> Being a member of the Women's Army Corps we were not allowed to carry weapons and our Wac Detachment was well protected by the Military Police. I remember Christmas in Vietnam as another working day except when we were allowed to go to see the Bob Hope Christmas show. I remember spending lots of nights in the bunkers.

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Author:
William E. Novakovic
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Date Posted: 07:12:29 12/03/00 Sun

> >Author: William E. Novakovic
Subject: Christmas, 1969

Our artillery battery road marched to Phouc Vinh to support the First Cav in late December, 1969. On Christmas Eve morning we were rocketed at dawn just as I was lacing up my jungle boots. I raced to the duty howitzer and joined a couple guys firing a counter-battery fire at a pre-selected location. The other five pieces soon joined in. The unit expended 150 rounds in five minutes before a cease fire was ordered. The First Cav was impressed at the sheer volume of firepower delivered by a II Field Forces artillery unit, we were told by our battalion commander.