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As I recall, I was the first Forward
Observer/Fire Support Coordinator from the 6/27 at the camp.
Charlie Battery's 175's were the only external artillery in range to
support the camp on a regular basis.
We kept a Forward Observer (FO)/ Fire Support Coordination Teams at
Xom Cat from the time it was built. Each team consisted of of a Lt.
Forward Observer and a Recon NCO. The normal tour was 2 to 3 weeks.
I don't recall how may tours I pulled, but it was quite a few.
I was at the camp on radio watch the night Tom Eddie died.....I
remember listening to the radio chatter as the event unfolded.
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The following
video
shows the building of the
Special Forces Camp at Xom Cat, Vietnam - February 1966
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