This is a cut and paste from an email from my old boss, who was a friend before he was my boss. The ding in the leg was a direct hit through the calf that resulted in the loss of a large chunk of muscle. The link is worth viewing.

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Got this from General Bob Stewart who I was flying the helicopter with in RVN back in 1966 when I got dinged in the leg. Bob was a 1st Lt at the time and went on to become an astronaut and flew quite a few missions in our space program. The note below is from Bob. This song pretty much exemplifies what transpired back during that time.


Hi Everyone,


I went to a reunion of my RVN Aviation Battalion last week. One of the young aviators, a combat veteran of Iraq himself, and a member of the current 13th Aviation Bde., Wrote this song. He finished it the night before he performed it for us the first public performance. I really appreciated this song because of who wrote it as well as what it says. Give a listen.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ehbc1zU1BwQ


Bob Stewart