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Sergeant
Lau... from Randy
Edge
In the middle or late part
of 1968 Charlie Company 3/1 11th. LIB which I was part of, moved northwest
of LZ Liz to set up a small base called Firebase Charlie. We started
work on it and one day a re-supply "slick" came in. Sgt. Lau
was running around that morning with nothing on but his O.D. drawers.
When the huey sat down we saw that on each side seated next to each door
gunner was a red cross "donut dollie." Sgt. Lau started
looking for a place to hide. Except for the huey, I was the only thing
standing nearby over an inch tall. He hid behind me until the slick
left.
I first met him at Schofield
Barracks in October of 1967 when I joined the unit. As I remember he was
on leave when I arrived. Alan Rossman and others keep saying "wait
till you met him". I started to worry a little, but when he got
back I found out he was an Ok guy, even after "reminding me of my
foul-up ways". He was just doing his job. I enjoyed knowing him and
serving with him. I also recall his favorite expression, "gevum
brother"
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