DigMe
July 15, 2003, 10:54 AM
Last month or so there was a thread here asking about shooting while riding a motorcycle. Honestly I thought it was kind of silly and posted a silly reply. However, I recently read the book "Seal!" by Lt. Cmdr. Michael J Walsh USN (Ret.) and I came across the following passage from his time in the Phoenix program in Vietnam:
Finally we hit the mother lode. Doc came across a Chieu Hoi [DigMe's note: Chieu Hoi is a reference to a VC or NVA soldier who has turned or been forced to turn to help the US] who claimed to be a Vietcong assassin. He told us about hitting a US Army captain while riding past him on a Honda motorbike. Steering with his left hand, he fired into the officer holding a handgun in his right, or so he claimed when we questioned him about the incident. We ran his story past our regular intelligence channels and learned that a young army officer had indeed been gunned down in the manner described on the day the former VC gave us for the killing. Still, we were not convinced.
Doc and I found a little-used dirt road near the base and borrowed a Honda. We set up some man-sized targets, gave the Chieu Hoi a .45 automatic, a motorbike, and told him to show us how he did the captain. Without hesitation the man jumped on the bike, stuck the pistol in his belt, and headed down the road toward the targets. Blam! Blam! Blam! Blam! Four targets, four holes center mass. Doc and I looked at each other and nodded; the Chieu Hoi was hired.
Given, he wasn't shooting with his left hand as the previous thread talked about but close enough! Just thought those who took part in the previous discussion might find this entertaining. :)
brad cook
Finally we hit the mother lode. Doc came across a Chieu Hoi [DigMe's note: Chieu Hoi is a reference to a VC or NVA soldier who has turned or been forced to turn to help the US] who claimed to be a Vietcong assassin. He told us about hitting a US Army captain while riding past him on a Honda motorbike. Steering with his left hand, he fired into the officer holding a handgun in his right, or so he claimed when we questioned him about the incident. We ran his story past our regular intelligence channels and learned that a young army officer had indeed been gunned down in the manner described on the day the former VC gave us for the killing. Still, we were not convinced.
Doc and I found a little-used dirt road near the base and borrowed a Honda. We set up some man-sized targets, gave the Chieu Hoi a .45 automatic, a motorbike, and told him to show us how he did the captain. Without hesitation the man jumped on the bike, stuck the pistol in his belt, and headed down the road toward the targets. Blam! Blam! Blam! Blam! Four targets, four holes center mass. Doc and I looked at each other and nodded; the Chieu Hoi was hired.
Given, he wasn't shooting with his left hand as the previous thread talked about but close enough! Just thought those who took part in the previous discussion might find this entertaining. :)
brad cook