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The purpose of the stories and antidotes in this section is to give
life to the facts and timelines of the history of the
221st Reconnaissance Airplane Company. These personal accounts add
a real life component to our history that can be shared with other
Shotgunners, their dependents, and any visitors to our web site.
As such, it is imperative that we insure that these stories reflect
the best in our personnel, the pride they have in their unit, and give
an essence of this extraordinary company and its contribution during
its seven years in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam. Each story that is
submitted will be approved by a committee of Shotgunners for selection
to the web site. The ideal length is from 1200 to 2500 words, but up
to 5000 words will be considered. These submissions should be about
your personal experience as it pertains to the 221st. Each story will
be edited for content, grammar, and suitability for the web site.
Rumor, hear-say, vulgarity and anything that does not reflect the best
of this unit, and its men, will not be published on our web site.
Any use of stories on the web site by any third party will only be
with the permission of the author, and if the author is unavailable,
permission of the Shotgunners committee will be required.
Please submit your stories to the web master and he will take care of
the rest. You will be notified about your submission as soon as possible.
Everybody has a story, send us yours.



Welcome Home Major...but

by Don Modica


The Advance Party Experience

by Leigh Ogden


Where's Our Staff Car?

by Huard Libby


Getting to "Nam"

by Huard Libby


Airplanes

by Don Smith


"Shotgun" Patch and Call Sign

by Don Modica


Whatever became of "Melody"?

by Huard Libby


"No! I Want To See My Son"

by David H. Cook


I Was Shotgun One Three

by Ed Willer


Special Delivery

by Tauno Wirkki


Three 221st Stories

by Bob Preble


Hon Ilo Ilo

by Fritz Guenther


A Few Embarassing Moments

by Fritz Guenther



The Severed Finger Episode

by Stan Dodds


A Birddog Tale, or This Dog Will Hunt

by John P. Gardner


Incoming! My First Mortar Attack

by Fred Hobbs


Chasing Charlie

by Jim McGraw


Crosswinds

by Hank Colling


Faces

by Hank Collins


Justice, Vietnamese Style

by Hank Collins


Grease Pencil Marks, A Welding Rod, and Steak

by Jim McGraw


Memories of the 221st

by Robert J. Lewis


Purple...er...uh...no, "Lilac" Heart

by David Sundberg


Meeting Shotgun 6

by Howard Gentle


Viet Nam Experiences

by Bill Poor


PJ's - "Number One" Highest Quality Silk

by Larry Stockton


Chicken-Noodle Soup for the Shotgun Soul

by Ned Moore


Memories of a Few Flights

by Fritz Guenther


Coming Home

by Gary Varner


I Always Wanted To Be A Soldier

by Howard Geltle


A Few Positive Memories

by Michael Warden


My Hero

by Monte Caylor


Finding Bobby Dews

by Bill Poor and Bill Covey


Thank You

by Larry Stockton


Tommy Ray Smith

by Fran McGraw


Shotgun Six Letters Home

by Fran McGraw


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