The first time I was in combat was Urgent Fury in 1983. In the aftermath, there were Military Intelligence personnel gathering all kinds of Cuban small arms and equipment plus AA and personnel carriers. I remember the armed guards they had around all the stuff prior to loading on transport planes. At the time I didn't know the difference between a Russian or Chinese AK, but they were all fixed wooden stock weapons. I also remember the rag tag looking Angolan workers who were there under the control of the Cubans. I didn't bring home anything from that event other than a bullet wound in the right thumb and the memory of a fellow pilot killed there.
Maj. USAR (Ret) 160th SOAR, 2/17 CAV
NRA Life Member
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