Tom,

Leaving someone behind that was alive is something that I could not conceive, I would have rather been in the hole with them. There would have been eight of us down there rather than just four, and I know that the skys would have been full of Crocks and Gators, angels protecting us.

I was used to being covered by the Crocks when I went to pick someone up who was on the ground. One of them would generally pass me on short final into the pickup and they would be circling and protecting me while I was picking up the team on the ground. The Crocks would have been close, I would have felt their rotor wash and if they were shooting I would have probably had brass falling through the rotors. The CE and Gunner from the Crocks would be placing rounds under my nose if needed. The PINK PUSSIES could not do that from a mile behind me, hell, they couldn't even see the ground below me, they were just flying circles. Ask Touch and Penny, they were pissed at the lack of coverage. They were above me and they watched and heard the whole thing unfold.

Dave