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To: LindyBill who wrote (61095)8/17/2004 4:36:34 PM
From: Alastair McIntosh   of 793897
 
Lindy, would not the after-action combat reports be more credible than 35 year old memories?

From the after-action reports:

(My note: MSF refers to Mobile Strike Force)

PCF 23 JOINED AT CAI NUOC. PCFS WITH MSF EMBARKED DEPARTED CAI NUOC AT 1445H PROCEEDING DOWN BAY HAP. AT VQ 995770 MINE DETONATED UNDER PCF 3 LIFTING BOAT ABOUT 2-3 FT OUT OF WATER. VERY HEAVY BLK SMOT (smoke?) OBSERVED AT SAME TIME BOATS RCVD HEAVY A/W AND S/A FROM BOTH BANKS. FIRE CONTINUED F OZNABOUT 5000 METERS. TWO OTHER MINE EXPOLOSIONS OVC RVED (occured?) ALL BOATS AND MSF RETURNED FIRE AND ATTEMPTED ASSIST PCF 3. PCF 94 PICKED UP MSF ADVISOR WHO WENT OVERBOARD. 94 TOWED PCF 3 AS BUCKET BRIGADE CONTROLLED FLOODING.

It appears to me that an unbiased observer would believe that the four PCFs were being fired upon. Or do you think that the after-action reports are fictitious?
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