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It Was My Turn

One of Vietnam's Most Decorated Pilots and America's Secret War

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It Was My Turn

By: Gerald Baron
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Warrant Officer Terry Crump was a Cobra gunship pilot who earned a near-unprecedented seven Distinguished Flying Crosses in his one-year tour in Vietnam. This is the untold story of the Pink Panthers, the 361st Aerial Weapons Company, an all-Cobra unit dedicated to supporting the secret war of MACVSOG. SOG, the so-called "Studies and Observation Group" sent small teams led by Special Forces commandos into Laos and Cambodia in violation of their supposed neutrality. It was considered "the hairiest mission" of the war with more Medals of Honor awarded to SOG teams at Kontum than any other unit.

Listeners will learn what it was like to fly Cobra gunship missions into forbidden territory, day after day braving fierce ground and anti-aircraft fire to help insert or rescue the Green Berets and their indigenous teammates. While much interest is centered on the incredible men of SOG since it was revealed in 1995, much less is known about the brave Huey pilots and crews who rescued them, and even less about the courageous and highly effective gunship pilots called the Pink Panthers. A great many American and Allied lives were saved by their actions flying in the face of deadly danger.

©2024 Gerald Ray Baron (P)2025 Gerald Ray Baron Historical Military & War War Aviation Military US Air Force Air Force
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Great story about an incredible 8 dfc's is unfortunately ruined by poor recording techniques. Why authors continue to insist on butchering their writting with poor recording/amateur voice acting is beyond me.

It sounds like the narrator/author is using a stereo microphone and is adjusting their seating position during recording, which led to the voice being mostly through the left ear of headphones, although it does re centre occasionally. The vocal audio is not isolated very well and has the effect of sounding like it was recorded in an office as opposed to a studio. A good understanding of stero imaging and professional recording techniques would have solved the problem.

Poor audio ruins the story

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