FOR THE KIDS

MICK GUTTAU was a Cobra helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War. MICK shared a few stories of his experiences in training and on the battlefield with his military buddies. MICK said they truly believed in their mission in Vietnam and everyone was always concerned with those in trouble around them. A tee shirt MICK saw at the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, DC said it best with the slogan “If you need me I will come.” Some of the more pleasant memories, MICK explained, were those concerning the children. He particularly remembered Christmas day on the airbase with children from a local orphanage. MICK said it made it easier to be there fighting the Viet Cong with the realization that they were fighting for a better future for the Vietnamese children. Mick noted he wrote a letter home to JUDY every day and they have a trunk of 700 letters, which might be transformed into a book some day.