We were in the area with troops on bord but I did not see it happen. I remember one of the Grunts on bord kept asking me if we were still going in and I told him yes. He looked scared and I don't blame him.
I have read a few things about that day since and the reports say there was alot of anti aircraft fire out there. I do remember seeing lots of tracers coming up some seemed as big as basketballs. At the time I don't remember being scared but by the time we got back that night I was pretty tense. If I recall we had quite a few beers that night.

Tom GAtor 851.