Re: Info on Arnold Holm 1972 -- Blueghosts Fourm

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Subject: Re: Info on Arnold Holm 1972

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Fergie

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Date Posted: 19:20:44 09/22/02 Sun
In reply to: Bob Hartman 's message, "Re: Info on Arnold Holm 1972" on 13:00:56 12/13/01 Thu

At the time I was a radio transmission operator at HQ in a bunker off the airstrip. The Blueghosts had been moved temporaraly from DaNang (Marble Mountain airbase) north to Hue to support the ARVN honchos and US Advisors removal from forward firebases. The NVA were coming across the DMZ into Quang Tri provence from the north and from the east. This was a major offensive and they came with vehicles; jeeps,trucks and tanks, such was not seen before. As I remember it Dusty's platoon was on a recon mission, there were two scout choppers, Capt.Holms chopper came in over a rise and spotted a caravan of trucks, they thought they were ARVN's and went back for a second look, the canvas came off the trucks, these were NVA regulars, there were rocket propelled grenades,51 cal. machine guns and much small arms fire. Dusty's bird was shot down. A second scout chopper went in because they saw what they said was the pilot or crew chief on the ground running. When this chopper went in it was shot down too. There such intense fire from the ground, the cobra gunships unloaded and the platoon had to be called back, artillery was brought in. As I recall, two choppers and four men were lost that day. Next day our unit went back for search and rescue but never found him. As I recall, both choppers on the ground were destroyed in place. This is one of the worst days I remember. Dusty was a striking figure and good natured. Hope this helps.

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