In the present day we hear a particular Fight Story of Edward Fugit, my outdated man, who flew Hueys in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia simply after the Tet Offensive.
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This can be a particular version for me personally as very long time listeners have heard me discuss with my outdated man and his tales and our related profession paths on a number of events. I wasn’t positive I’d have the ability to do that interview given how shut it was to dwelling and I’m so glad I did.
From a really younger age I keep in mind listening to these tales of my dad within the cockpit and vividly keep in mind taking a look at his Silver Star and Distinguished Flying Cross on the mantle, sporting his inexperienced flight go well with after I performed Army, after which hugging him earlier than I shipped out to my very own struggle as a fight aviator.
His experiences in Vietnam will sound like one thing from Hollywood’s We Have been Troopers the place inexperienced however decided younger aviators flew into sizzling LZs repeatedly risking all the pieces for his or her floor brethren.
We additionally contact on what it was like flying SOG into fight zones on operations no person would hear about for many years and what it was prefer to be on the negotiating desk as a diplomat with Kissinger on the top of the Chilly Warfare in Moscow.
I actually hope you take pleasure in this near dwelling Fight Story with an actual hero of mine that was then edited by his grandson.
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Present Notes
0:00 – Intro
1:06 – Visitor introduction (Ed Fugit)
2:22 – Interview begins
2:59 – Rising up in NJ and early curiosity in political science
7:43 – A household historical past within the army
12:31 – When and the way aviation got here into the image
20:10 – A “by no means stop something” mentality
22:12 – Flight faculty expertise
27:57 – Emotions moving into to Vietnam inside the Units and that second in American Historical past
36:36 – Variations in how the Army was structured at the moment vs. as we speak
47:37 – The three sorts of missions in Vietnam
53:23 – Fight Story #1 – Silver Star operation in Vietnam
1:09:02 – Intense Particular Ops missions with SOG and 1st Airmobile Division
1:31:12 – Fight Story #2 – Incident that made the entrance of the New York Occasions
1:50:08 – Fight Story #3 – DFC occasion
1:58:35 – Tales from time in State Division
2:05:48 – Going again to Vietnam in 2017 and ideas about sons becoming a member of the army
2:13: – What did you carry into fight?
2:14:16 – Would you do all of it once more?
2:17:11 – Listener feedback and shout outs
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