OK, knew CRS meant somethin but couldn’t remember what. Quick acronym search. Wrote down and repeated 3 times. 8

“Repetition is key. Use verbal and listening repetition to help you remember the order of things:
Say them aloud until you’re able to remember them.
Repeat this process until you can say all the objects without the paper.
Once you’re at the end of the list, repeat the list without reading it. Say it aloud three times.
If you cannot do it all three times, start over.”

My dollar ride in Nav school July ’62 was T-29 Flying classroom ( twin Martin Liner used as MedI Vac too) doing some map reading to Calender NAS LA where sign said Elev. 2′ . I’d been at Nav Preflight , Pilot training, April ’62 Williams AFB AZ in T-37s but our class was to go onto not ancient T-33 but brand new T-38 Talon so was a rugged wash out rate above 50%. Last of 4 at my IP’s table wandered in to Waco a year later from advanced formation failed check ride. Funny story about Les Langus my 1st Lt IP gave up on me. Plan also at time was F-4s to have 2 pilots and was quick changed in Nam to a GIB instead (guy in back if poor CRS)

EB-66 was not my combat, just came back to teach others what I did not know but learned enough to pick up quick watching them support us some missions in the North. This is 8th TBS in action from Danang late ’65 early ’66 before we got camo paint. Napes are seen and the white phosphorus igniters flying put in front. White poppers are 20MM strafe as .50 cal do not have charge and we had about 1/2 armed with one each usually in a 2 ship. Guy seen late a combat photog doing filming of other plane. White sand and Ho Trail in mtns are in area above DMZ taking out depots during day as they drove night. Bombs usually 500# in the bomb door which turned to open so little drag in dive. Wings had up to 750# but these are napes there on this one. Again, one ship may have bombs to open it up and next drop low level napes. Came up that way on mission order based on what intel saw was there. .8

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2:40 off to frequent resched since Nov spine clinic spinal canal nerve epidural steroid shot to keep L arm functioning, on same block street. Discuss possible impending 6 vertebrae level neck fusion keep me in a halo 4 months. We keep trying injections instead. But means a lefty has little use of that hand and times totally. Among all rest means I place wallet in R rear pocket or a front or cannot enter Costco lest someone scratches my L ass to get ID out.

OK we try the injection and I will see surgeon opinion instead on 19th to see result. On a fluoroscope table now 4 PM with a big needle ( we’ll try the 4OMM) going in disc to the cord and nerve when “SHAZZAM”!! hit by lightening means he’s right spot. Steroid goes in and feel like Mike Tyson hit my solar plexus and I filled my pants. GAS GAS GAS. $.00 a gal! Blood pressure shoots to 200/150 so I manage to lie quiet hour and released come back for same 2 months and talk operation again. I hope Idea is to be able to survive with gradual loss ever at age 79. So far not quite so bad.

I asked no sedation so we’d go have oysters local Dry Dock with a good Dos Eques draft. 5:30 PM Tom and Dana joined us for a nice outdoor repast grown dark but cool. Tom tells me the 2 star retired Gen, Joe next door at Dominion asks daily at the club house when I’m taking him to the mine? Bought in at .02 last year. Takes all kinds, eh? Up 700% minimum. I need tell Joe is NOTHING yet! 8

Stine of D Eqius brings gas relief about butterflied shrimp served 6:30, Good Life’s good while it lasts

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Actually John and I crossed paths some but he began SEA tour about a year later than me from 31 May ’66. After some brief time as PR in Saigon following the Forrestal carrier fire he survived July ’67 was shot down over Hanoi in Oct most probable due to low level AAA fire not a SAM . In Hanoi Hilton nursed by Norris Overly one of we B-57s in other sqdn 13th TBS just taken our place in country Summer ’67. Me now fat  and happy back home alive.  Overly shot down on a similar coastal night attack I describe accepted early release John did not. Makes Norris half a hero but took the POW goodies so who knows what I’d have done with the chance. In Hanoi McCain finally met up with my fellow ’55 Salinas Hi School newspaper writer for sports Everett Alverez. Me Humor “to wit: by Don ” So friend Ev’s the 1st POW in late ’64 initial strike on Haiphong harbor. Paths finally connected on our 50th reunion on the school steps where we spoke of another ’55 friend Joe Robertson killed on 1st B-52 mission just on the way to VietNam from Guam attempting
to refuel N of Philippines in a storm. Life just travels on twisted like to the end. 8

“In addition to conducting squadron transition training, VA-174 continued to train all the replacement pilots and enlisted maintenance personnel who served in the Atlantic Fleet Light Attack Squadrons. As of 1 August 1971, VA-174 had trained 535 pilots, 48 maintenance officers and 4815 enlisted maintenance personnel. VA-174 was the largest aviation squadron in the U.S. Navy. Commander John McCain was the Executive Officer and Commanding Officer of VA-174 in the mid-1970s.”