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Super Gun and Harry Kim's Death A SHAU Aug 1968 LZ Sally
Audio Item Number: 069AU2386
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[Number of Pages: 0]NOTE: From cassette case: August 4, 1968 Combat Assault Tabat Airfield A Shau Valley I Corps
NOTE: Super Gun and Harry Kim's death A SHAU Aug 1968 LZ Sally
NOTE: profanity scattered throughout audio file.
NOTE: side A has handwritten text: Ken Simonian 8/28/03 20 minutes.
NOTE: side B of this cassette tape was found to be blank.
00:14 sounds of wind and steady, heavy gunfire
00:35 rapid gunfire; man's voice speaking "Keep it high";
0:45 steady gunfire, more wind;
01:24 rapid gunfire; mechanical roar;
1:40, man curses (f word); more profanity; rapid gunfire;
2:08 faint dialogue; gunfire; sounds of a gun reloading; steady, heavy sounding gunfire;
2:31 faint dialogue; steady gunfire;
3:00 explosion; sounds of machinery;
3:12 men speaking; determining who goes next; dialogue; profanity;
3:40 sounds of gun being loaded; large mechanical roar; dialogue (don't shoot 'em all); large heavy gunfire; rapid gunfire;
4:20 dialogue "wanna try it?" "she'll climb on ya, be careful"; large heavy gunfire; gun loading;
5:10 "they got a patrol going out"; "somebody got jammed"; rapid gunfire "ran outta ammo"
5:24 radio chatter; "ceasefire"; helicopter blades; rapid gunfire;
6:50 orders being given over radio; radio chatter;
7:00 Killer 3-5; killer 3-6; radio chatter
9:02 radio chatter "under fire" "killer 6" "ridgeline" "roger"; overlapping chatter;
10:45 "roger" "gunship down" "gunship in sight";
11:05 "Black Widow 6"; radio chatter; "black bandit"; "3-6"
12:16 "west side of LZ"; "one gunship down"; "3-5"; "3-6"
13:01 "gunship"; "3-5"; "3-6";
13:49 "killer 3-6"; "killer 6" "which ship is down"
14:37 "black widow 6"; "killer 6" "security" "aircraft"
15:12 wind, machine gun fire; "killer 1-6" "killer 3-6"
15:40 "Hills" "Hills to the west"
18:10 "where the fire came from"; static; radio chatter;
19:37 audio feed changes; radio chatter
20:11 "hot LZ" gunfire "going the wrong way"; profanity
22:11 "what is your position"; radio chatter;
23:12 "roger" "killer 6" "killer 3-6"
24:32 "receiving fire"
24:36 panicked voices "we're going down" "going downhill" "west of the LZ going down" "put it on the ground"
Item Creation Date: 04 August 1968
Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 29 Jul 2008 [Updated: 08 May 2026]
#1 Copy John '68 Vietnam
Audio Item Number: 069AU2388
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[Number of Pages: 0]Audio tape with caption: #1 Copy John '68 Vietnam Songs sung at LZ Sally in May 1968 by 1st Flight Platoon door gunner John Norderstrom
Item Creation Date: 1968
Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 29 Jul 2008 [Updated: 20 Jan 2026]
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