Donald Queen quad fifty
Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 11:21 pmRemembering Donald Queen driver of the quad fifty blown up with a-com with two other men kia.
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Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 11:21 pmRe: Donald Queen quad fifty
Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 5:58 amKilled on April 2nd with Donald Queen were two men from "E" Battery, 41st Artillery, 41st Artillery Group, IFFV: Pablo Demeo Sanchez and Thomas Woodland, Jr.
Re: Donald Queen quad fifty
Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 7:50 amIt was a hell of a bang. I was in the track directly behind them when the mine went off.
Bad day - and night. Since the explosion went off very late in the day, and the track caught fire right away, we had to leave it in place.
The intense flames kept cooking-off the 50 Cal ammo, so we had to pull back a safe distance near the beach and watch the track burn all night long. We kept vigil over the area & called parachute flares from Uplift during the night. We had to retrieve the men & track the next day. I won't go into the condition of the men in the track, but it was pretty bad. At least it was quick.
Sleep well Brothers.....
Bad day - and night. Since the explosion went off very late in the day, and the track caught fire right away, we had to leave it in place.
The intense flames kept cooking-off the 50 Cal ammo, so we had to pull back a safe distance near the beach and watch the track burn all night long. We kept vigil over the area & called parachute flares from Uplift during the night. We had to retrieve the men & track the next day. I won't go into the condition of the men in the track, but it was pretty bad. At least it was quick.
Sleep well Brothers.....