221st Aviation Company "Shotguns" History of An O-1/L-19 Birddog Airplane Company in Viet Nam

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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of this unit, and its men, will not be published on our web site.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.