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COMBAT STORIES FROM Vietnam

Tony Coalson | 201st Aviation Company, 1st Field Force - Army

6:37   |   When helicopter pilot Tony Coalson was on the ground during the Battle of Dak To, he was astounded at the numbers of American dead. Some of the casualties were from a terrible friendly fire incident. He remembers watching a C-130 full of wounded men just barely survive takeoff. When he returned to his base, he had a solemn observation for his roommate. Part 2 of 2.

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