by Turk » Thu Oct 08, 2009 8:18 am
Guys,
We (Bravo 1st Platoon, 4th squad) were towing the mine sweeper or should I say mine exploder. The track was manned by the Driver, TC gunner and the two 60 gunners. We stayed inside incase it hit a mine. We started out from Scheuller and appoximatley 300 metes west of B-26 there was a bend in the small stream we too some small arms fire from this area the other gunner and I (right side gun) came up started to sling lead and boom. Cornell was hit in the upper right arm and I took a hit in the upper right arm and across the back of my neck. My flak vest took a couple hits across the back. Once over were waiting to be taken back to An Khe and I took my helmet off and there was a big dent about the size of a half dollar above my ear and it cracked the helmet to the over side. Wounds were minor and we came back out to the unit next day the only good thing was it got us out of humping up a mountain to the south of B-25 that day which were going to do after completing the mine sweep.
Any way the reason I’m hunting for a picture is my nephew is a 1 Lt with in a Stryker unit in Afghanistan and they are losing the Strkyers to mines or as they say today IED’s. I also see some of mine are off the hard top on the side of the road. Where I work the plant Maint. Supervisor is drawing me up simple plans for this mine sweep best I can remember but I’d like to see a picture and I plan to e-mail to my nephew maybe this could help them?
Thanks again.
Terry