Author: Tom Oller
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Re: Phù Cát AB Sapper Attack, 22 Feb 1969, posted
How well I remember that night! I was a member of the 822nd assigned to Phù Cát for 2 months. We were off duty that day as we were to fly back to Phan Rang that night. We were to rotate home the next day. The attack delayed everything by one day. We were recalled to duty that night. I was on a RSAT team that responded to the flight line and guarded an area that had a ravine that came up to the maintainance buildings. VC in the past had been able to get that far. I have the same pictures taken at the mortar pit of the dead VC and the weapons captured.
Author: Bill Marshall L/M 85
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Re: Phù Cát AB Sapper Attack, 22 Feb 1969, posted
Remember the night like last night! I was working L/E when the radios came alive with CSC and the motor crews were busy dropping H/E & ILL. Night turned to day and everyone sprang into action and did their job. I remember the morning after sweeping the area and had my fist look at the toll that had been exacted on the penetration effort. We later learned through the interrogation of the captured VC this was not their first incursion past the MLR, they had actually prepared in advance several penetrations attempts that were foiled. It was rumored the VC killed that morning were workers on the base during the day, however I do not know this as a fact. Cobra flight, mortar crews, K-9 and all assigned Security Policemen did their job in an exemplarary manner.
