“The only reason I remember this...”
Thanks, good story.
I remember seeing an aircraft carrier in Subic Bay, standing next to it and understanding how huge those things were...damn. The flight deck must of been a mile up.
Once we were departing Danang to go on patrol and flew over the New Jersey while it was lobbing shells into the southern part of North Vietnam. We were at 7K or so feet and it was a clear day. What an impressive sight!
Danang, monkey mountain, china beach ... found memories. All from ground level.