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Photo Credit: Jim Arrowood

Photo Credit: Jim Arrowood

Photo Credit: Jim Arrowood

Recollections of Jim "Woodstock" Arrowood at the 407th RRD, Dec. 1970 to Dec. 1971

Jim Arrowood's recollections continue on the next page at:
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		My name is Jim Arrowood (�Woodstock�). I served in the 407th Radio Research Detachment from the end of DEC 1970 through 14 DEC 1971. I was nick named Woodstock after the little bird that followed snoopy around. I served as a radio & teletype, maintenance man for the detachment and performed other duties as required to include APC body armor installer. I worked from the Det�s Hq.at the Quang Tri Combat Base (QTCB). I traveled to and from A-4, JJ Carroll, LZ Sarge, Hill 950, and Ham Nghi, by truck, APC, or helicopter. My most memorable event was the time A-4 was running out of fuel in DEC 01. I drove an Army 3/4 ton truck with two 55 gal drums of fuel to A-4 with SPC Dell my battle buddy for the day. We safely arrived at A-4 delivered the fuel and started our return while it was light. We were ambushed between C-2 and Cam Lo. Alone with no one to call for help other than the ARVN�s I made a new road with the truck. Serving in the 407th was more dangerous than some folks may ever know. I am proud to have served in the 407th RRD

					Lam Son 719 The 407th RRD participated in Lam Son 719. We sent an APC named the Silencers and crew with the 1st Brigade 5th Infantry to the border of Laos. SPC Meyers and I prepared the APC by installing additional belly armor and making sure the M 2, 50 Cal worked properly. The APC was driven from Quang Tri all the way to the border near Lang Vei and then back to Ham Nghi overlooking Khe Sanh where the 1/5th Inf Bde maintained a TOC (Tactical Operations Center).

			Ham Nghi, 1st Bde 5th Inf DIV TOC

	Below is photo of Hill 950, the hilltop at the left, and Hill 1015, the hilltop to the right, about a mile north of Khe Sanh.

						If I remember correctly Doug Hardy was up on Hill 950 during Lam Son 719 . We used our VRC-12 radios and KY- 8 to communicate with him. The men on Hill 950 (Hickory) were fogged in most of the time. I rode on Helo flights taking water, rats, and mail to Hickory. The following news article from the UPI alludes to what happened to Hickory. The week Hickory was over run in June 71, Chuck Gray an intercept equipment tech was supposed to fly up and run some tests on equipment. Hill 950 was fogged in and Chuck couldn�t get a chopper to take him.

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