Just read "Bury Us Upside Down" and relived my former Nail FAC experience at Ubon. Wonderful story and reminds me so much of our experience over Laos. At that time served as USAF Air Intelligence SSGT, then as LT in USNR. We also constructed a similar INTELL shop at the base. Thank you for sharing your stories.

Misty 3 , Col.Glenn A.Jones, USAF (ret) was my father. He retired after 21 years from a distinguished Air Force career (Bird Colonel at age 34!) and signed on with Campus Crusade For Christ as Bill Bright’s Chief Of Staff. Prior to his Misty tour, he was an O-1 Slow FAC Pilot where he was exposed to Agent Orange that led to his early death at 54. He was an amazing man and father, and I miss him every day.

I just wanted to provide information to update one of the member's profiles. I attended University of Maryland College Park (UMCP) in the early 1990s as an Aerospace Engineering student. At the time, I had a professor named Roger Winblade, who is in your directory as passing away in 2008. I just wanted you to know he was a professor of Aerospace Engineering at UMCP and I learned a lot from that man. I recall his real life lessons about flying the F-100 in combat in Vietnam and also his later experiences with the astronauts supporting their mission when he worked for NASA. Roger was a great man, and one of the truly old-school fighter pilots of that era. He really brough the theory of aerospace engineering to life with his practical lessons about flying and testing real aircraft. What a great guy, I was so sorry to see that he passed, but such is the life of these old guys that smoked and drank and literally lived life on the edge of their ejection seats. A generation lost and along with them the greatness that was America. Please remember Roger Winblade, he did his part in so many ways. A

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I am grateful to have known Col. Day and his family. I found a very moving piece of music which reminded me of the Day family which I wish to share here. I am grateful for all of the Mistys and their families. www.arrangerspublishingcompany.com/apc_media_player/playerwindow.php?item=C302

Can someone reach out to me? I am graduate candidate in military history from Norwich University and writing a thesis focused on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. I have translated all of the post-war NVA documents and memoirs and have an accurate map of the trail as well as it's order of battle and would love to bounce some questions off some Misty pilots. Dave Karle - dkarle@norwich.edu

I reported to Phi Cat Nov 68. Engine mechanic. With all the f 100s at the cat. We always gave special attention to the F models as we knew they were going north on longer missions. I am honered to have provided ground support for misty and all the other brave fliers from the cat.

I was an intelligence NCO with Misty in 1969 until the move to Phan Rang. I kept up the AAA status map and did general duties including picking up soft drinks and beer for debriefing and (rarely) riding crews to the flight line when the admin guys were unavailable. The back seater used a Pentax 35mm with a 200mm lens. I would use one from time to time to take photos on base. I am now a camera collector and would like to replicate one for my collection. Does anyone remember what was used? They were Ashi Pentax or Honeywall, may have been a Spotmatic. Don't remember paying attention to the lens brand at all. Thanks to all. Neal

I had the privilege of working for Chuck Turner (Misty 9) doing Weapons Testing at Texas Instruments (Defense Systems Electronics Group) / Raytheon until his retirement in ~2001 or so. He was a great supervisor and mentor. I didn't know of his Misty status until after he had retired. Also had the privilege to meet Col. "Bud" Day on one of his last days in his office in Fort Walton Beach - I sort of stalked him (in a good way) to meet the man, and get a picture. He was a gracious host. I enjoy the website - top notch.