My Cousin Tom In Viet Nam
Fri Dec 14, 2007 2:20 pm
My cousin Tom flew approx. 350 mission in 2 tours in Viet Nam and was shot down 4 times!
1Lt T.O. Bong HMM-362 flying his H-34 on a mission over S. Viet Nam 1966
Tom's H-34 after getting shot down by small arms fire and a RPG
Tom and his CH-46 HMM-162 on his 2nd combat tour 1968
1Lt T.O. Bong HMM-362 flying his H-34 on a mission over S. Viet Nam 1966
Tom's H-34 after getting shot down by small arms fire and a RPG
Tom and his CH-46 HMM-162 on his 2nd combat tour 1968
Fri Dec 14, 2007 3:55 pm
great shots, its amazing how beat up everything looks, from the aircrat, to the helmet.
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Fri Dec 14, 2007 4:04 pm
Very brave. (insert emoticon saluting)
By the way, could he be related to a certain other Bong?
By the way, could he be related to a certain other Bong?
Fri Dec 14, 2007 4:09 pm
This is really great thing to survive four shot down in that theater!! Thumbs up for your cousin Jack 
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Fri Dec 14, 2007 4:12 pm
By the way, could he be related to a certain other Bong?
Yes, my uncle was a Bong from northern Wisconsin.