Re: Almighty?

[Robert <wanaki@infi.net>]

By that reasoning Ed, I guess we could go back to the battle for Dien 
Ben Phu (sp), when the US supported the French with air assetts and 
other aid. I thought the reference was to the overt fighting war  in VN. 
My error.

Ed Evanhoe wrote:

> At 11:39 AM 12/25/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>
> > You might want to re-check your figures.....the UN ruled the air in 
> > Korea, and the US was not engaged in Vietnam for thirty 
> > years.....more like seven.
>
> > Again, partially off topic (VN) but we sent advisors and engineers to 
> > VN as early as late 1955 and by 1958 had a growning presence there of 
> > Special Forces, plus engineers laying out future air bases, ports, 
> > etc as well logistics people setting up requirements. These troops 
> > operated in civilian clothes/sterile fatigues and carried passports 
> > identifying them as civilian workers for this or that private company 
> > or government agency.
>
> Ed
>
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