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Loss of CH-3, 62-12582 - Don Deidrich's account on the loss of CH-3, 62-12582. [This is a link to the Jolly Green's Web site] (A 1st Mob Alumni's account of the loss of 1st Mob TSgt Juan A. Maldonado in Laos.)

The Early Days - Clay Lesmann's account of the early days of the 1st Mob.

Task Force 7 - David Burke's account of a M0B Project supporting Atomic Testing circa 1957.

Colonel Denson - WW 2 exploits from a 1962 "TD-Wire" newsletter of the 1st Mob Deputy Commander.

Captain Williams - Shot Down Over Japan - WW 2 exploits from a 1962 "TD-Wire" newsletter of a 1st Mob Operations Officer.

There was a guy... - John Spiry tells a tale we can all relate to

Wayne Messick Remembers - Wayne shares some memories from 1969-1971

Contruction Of Skyline - Billy Palmore shares some memories of the 1st Mob deployment to Sky Line Mountain in Laos in 1969

NCO Club Hold-up - Bob Thompson shares some memories and asks questions of the NCO Club Hold-up in 1965 or 1966

LOM SAK Deployment - Billy Palmore shares some memories of the 1st Mob deployment to Lom Sak, Thailand in 1969.

Uncle Harry - Mel Hawkins shares an email conversation with an old friend.

Savannakhet - Al Shinkle sent in a great story about one of the TS Laos teams

Etching Of A Patriot - Story of the discovery of the image of ex Mobster Donald Van Buren on the Korean War Memorial. By Mr. Gerald Sonnenberg, AFCA Public Affairs. Used with permission of Intercom Magazine

Air Conditioned '67 - John Delaney sent in a story about Colonel Harry Urban.

Fred Jensen remembers around 1965 - Great stories sent in by Fred Jensen

The Korean Holding a Cocked 45 Against Me....Spoke No English! - A story sent in by Dave Gaumer

Memoirs of a 1st Mob Lifer - By John Spiry, 1st Mob Radio Maintenance, TRC-32 Section, June, 1964 - June, 1969

A Tidbit Of Information - By Ray Belt, Air Conditioning Shop, 1964-1966

Freedom Bird - By Lawrence E. Pence , Colonel, USAF (Ret), Interesting account of a 1967 AN-2 attack on lima site 85 during Viet Nam war.... CIA Huey shoots downs attacking AN2

A Team Commandr Remembers - By Fred Jensen, 1st Mob Team Commander 1964-1966, Fred Jensen looks back on his days in the Mob.

Operation Eagle Claw - By Tommy Johnson, 1st Comm 1979-1982, Telephone Maintenance/Outside Plant - Tommy looks back on Operation Eagle Claw.

Friendsip Project - By John "Jay Jay" Kelly, 1958-1960, Radio Operations - Jay Jay looks back on Australia.

Marine Showers - By John 'Z' Zimmerman, 1965-1967, Radio Relay Maintenance - John looks back on Vietnam.

I Hate Snakes - By John 'Z' Zimmerman, 1965-1967, Radio Relay Maintenance - John looks back on Vietnam.

Living in a Fish Bowl - By John 'Z' Zimmerman, 1965-1967, Radio Relay Maintenance - John looks back on Vietnam.

Senior Chief John Wayne - By John 'Z' Zimmerman, 1965-1967, Radio Relay Maintenance - John looks back on Vietnam.

Trip to Hue - By John 'Z' Zimmerman, 1965-1967, Radio Relay Maintenance - John looks back on Vietnam.

Bien Hoa March - By John 'Z' Zimmerman, 1965-1967, Radio Relay Maintenance - John looks back on Vietnam.

AIC Owen P. Hyams Does Good - From an article in The Airman Magazine - April 1966.

TEAM 23 - 63 Nha Trang - A typical can-do Mob Project By Jerry Richard

Origin of the Leper Colony in 1972 - Critical historical information from a "plank owner." :-)

1963 South Vietnam Coup - Larry Goosey's great personal story of the 1963 coup"

NKP 1965 Early Days - Eugene "Mickey" Clark remembers the early days at NKP

David Fasnacht Memorial Entrance - Headquarters building entrance named for David Fasnacht

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