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ÅZML\_W)15̆!,PMI\̆[MMSQVO;QLM̆North Vietnamese ace Nguyen Duc Soat describes
his latest combat to fellow 927th Fighter Regiment
colleagues, from left, Ngo Duy Thu, Tran Viet and
Nguyen Thanh Quy, on Dec. 22, 1972.
Navy Lt. Cmdr.
Michael J. Ettel,
left, and Marine
pilot Capt.
Lawrence G.
Richard were in
an Air Force
F-4E Phantom
when they
downed a MiG
on Aug. 12, 1972.