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Slide Item Number: VAS036069
Pages
1
Media Type
Slide
Physical Location
Stacks
Language(s)
English
Dates
Existence: March 1971
General Note
The General Motors sales manager and I were stranded in Saigon because of the aircraft diversion in support of Lam Son 719, February 1971. In desperation, we asked an Air America pilot if we could thumb a ride north. As it turned out we accompanied Tom Streithorst of NBC News and his Cambodian cameraman and sounman to Phu Bai where we hopped a ride in a 2 1/2 ton truck south to Chu Lai. Tom had been in retirement in Mexico and was asked by NBC to cover the Laotian invasian as a 'special' assignment. Tom had been one of NBC's top reporters. We flew in a 2 engine Beechcraft. Tom is seated on the right in the yellow shirt.

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=VAS036069

Citation
Slide, VAS036069. March 1971, Don Kilgore Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=VAS036069, Accessed 03 Feb 2026.

Pub Credit Line
VAS036069, Don Kilgore Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 11 Sep 2005 [Updated: 21 Mar 2010]