7 JUN--This Day in US Military History

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 07 Jun 2015 21:50:23 -0400

1968 – Tuy Hoa Air Base, Vietnam — New Mexico’s 188th Tactical Fighter Squadron (TFS) arrives, becoming the third Air National Guard unit to serve in Vietnam.

Combined on June 14th with New York’s newly arrived 136th TFS into the 31st Tactical Fighter Wing, both squadrons immediately began flying close ground support missions for American troops. These two units are the only Guard units, Air or Army to actually be assigned to the same operational headquarters while serving in Vietnam.
During the course of its tour the 188th will fly 6,029 sorties and lose three pilots in combat, including two missing in action and later declared killed. The 136th flew nearly as many sorties and fortunately lost no members to combat although it did have three pilots killed in stateside training. One member of the 188th, Sergeant Melvyn S. Montano, will become a commissioned officer after the unit returns home and in December 1994 he is appointed the Adjutant General of New Mexico; the only known enlisted Guardsman serving in Vietnam War to later achieve this position in any state.

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June 7

7 June 1498 - Christopher Columbus left on his third voyage of exploration. 1712 - The Pennsylvania Assembly banned the importation of slaves. 1769 - Daniel Boone first began to explore the present...

Response by Sgt David G Duchesneau made Jun 7 at 2015 9:59 PM

Sgt David G Duchesneau — Sun, 07 Jun 2015 21:59:03 -0400

June 07, 1969, I was in Dong Ha Valley, Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam