The Sacramento Bee from Sacramento, California • 7

Thursday December 28 1968 THE SACRAMENTO BEE Page AO 'Copter On Says Viet Gong Are On The Run A Job of the LOHs Is to find and make contact with Charlie They are followed by the Crusaders the Cobras which swoop in and punch with their heavy fire power Then the Long Knives the helicopters which lift troops carry in the ground soldiers of the outfit As an example of their esprit de corps his outfit in combat wears Gen Custer-type hats yellow scarfs black flight suits and sabres Their biggest engagement this year was the May offensive when fighting raged from May 5 to II in the Chalon district of Saigon "It was shoot move communicate shoot move communicate" he recalled "Charlie had moved into Cho Ion in force and was well dug in He had tunnels from hooch to hooch (house to thouse) We had to almost wipe lout Cho Ion to eliminate him" '7 4" e'' -c 4 7 i i'r plir 4' 4 -041' 44 0 4 I i 41-11 'AA qt A 7t4t 4 A A 47- 1 I ri 1 41 ii) 77 1 0 1 0 i ir 1 'f''ii Y1' 5 44 et 0 IIIIIIi I 'IJ 4 I i rt 14 I 4 1070 )) 100 4 i i i 4 1 1 1 l'oplit 0 A i 1 SI -w-- i '0" cr) tt A 41 Lci 077 1 8 4 I t' 441: iJ 77: 9117: 7' 0 75::: ''kzdy'olt j' 7: 174 l''''4 l' (1 toi 'T tg 77) Ile -1 -At A 7 0 4: tfi LI 4 4: I 1 'S0'1441 V''' Vr'' --777r 4''': 144'''''''' f' '4'1': -'7'''-1- By Warren Holloway is brimming over with esprit de Charlie is in bad shape corps a "Morale in my outfit the 1 "He's running living in holes 3rd Squadron 5th Cavalry in the ground lying in under- Troop is very high" he ground bunkers or crawling in declare "The extension of the tree lines" duty record is high We have a This is the first hand close-up tremendous pride in our unit I view of 1st Lt Alan Ace CozzaWe take the fighting as a chal- lio who has lived up to his lenge middle name as a member of a "Gen Abrams (G enera I breed which has come into its Creighton Abrams was ap- own in the Vietnam War the pointed US comma nd in 5 helicopter pilot I Vietnam last April) is doing an He is home with his father outstanding job He is a great Mel Cozzalio at 5000 Marconileader Our position has really 3 Ave for a 30-day leave improved Then he will return to Viet- "The pressure in the last six nam for a voluntary six-month months on Charlie (the Viet extended tour of fighting duty con soldier) has been hot and He is looking forward to re-we can see what is happening to 1 turning He will be flying a him He's giving up easier He's Huey Cobra an air gunship beaten which unleashes devastating 1 "I've captured about 30 my-firepower And he is to be pro- self When I see one on the moted to captain ground trying to evade I go The 22-year-old Cozzalio who was graduated from Mira Loma down and get him I have him High School in 1964 was drafted ride on a skid our landing gear and take him back as a into the Army only three years prisoner ago He went to basic training Some of the news reporters and then to officer candidate and photographers have done school and to a flight school for great but I believe one thing helicopter pilots before going to they are overlooking is this is Vietnam 13 months ago not just a US war There are In the year and one month he six other allie Australians garnered a total of 49 medals New Zealanders troops from including the Silver Star three Thailand the Philippines South Distinguished Flying Crosses Korea and of course South Soldier's Medal Air Medal with for valor two Purple Hearts Vietnam and the Air Medal with numer- "Don't sell the South Vietous clusters namese short I've worked with Three times he was shot their troops and I have found down once in flames His jaw them a bunch of go-getters was broken the first time he They are aggressive and good" was wounded and he spent In his tour of duty completed' seven weeks in a hospital inDec 15 he flew LOHs called al Japan His neck was laced by aWar Wagon and used for many bullet the second time he waspurposes although intended as a hit light observation helicopter He But he is so proud of his outfit logged more than 1100 flying and the lob they are doing and hours in combat north and south By Warren Holloway Charlie is in bad shape "He's running living in holes in the ground lying in underground bunkers or crawling in the tree lines" This is the first hand close-up view of 1st Lt Alan Ace Cozzalio who has lived up to his middle name as a member of a breed which has come into its bullet the second time he wasl purposes although intended as a hit light observation helicopter He But he is so proud of his outfit logged more than 1100 flying and the job they are doing and hours in combat north and south He explained that after the Cobras hit scouts go into the area and verify the "kill" by counting Viet Cong bodies He said his troop will have counted over 1000 bodies by the end of the year This does not include those killed at night when no count is taken He won his Silver Star last Sept 15 "The Doughboys (ground soldiers) were checking a treeline when they became encircled They were a platoon against a company and were being overrun" he said Iun nu SdiU Seated in middle row are left to right Earl Brien Ross Warren Wendy Warren Earl Warren III Mrs Earl Warren holding Nina Daly Chief Justice Warren Warren Daly William Brien Mrs Robert Warren and Robert Warren In floor are left to right Clay Warren Jamie Warren Heather Brien Debbie Warren Leslie Warren and Linda Warren FAMILY GATHERING Chief Justice of the United States Earl Warren and Mrs Warren joined members of their family yesterday for their annual holiday get-together The locale for the event was the home of Municipal Court Judge Earl Warren Jr Standing in back row are left to right Mrs Stuart (Nina) Brien Mrs Earl Warren Jr Judge Earl Warren Jr John Charles Daly Mrs John Charles (Virginia) Daly Charles Daly Mrs James Warren and James Warren Bee Photo "I hovered over them shooting and then coordinated the gunships and laid smoke down along the treeline while the Slicks (the lift helicopters) came in and got the troops out Not one of our boys was killed although a few of the planes were shot up" the job all the men are doing he of Saigon and west to Cambodia Aerojet Head: Very Good Christmas Five Robberies Keep Peace Officers Busy DL2 Uff Sears "'A' New Bicycle Owners Are Advised Of Rules Youngsters who were given bicycles for Christmas have been advised by the California Highway Patrol to learn the rules for using them properly CRP Captain Burke today urged cyclists to follow these rules: Ride as near to the right side of the roadway as Do not give anyone a ride on bicycle handlebars Be extra careful when passing standing vehicles and when being passed by automobiles 1 When riding a bicycle after dark have it equipped with a headlamp and a red reflector on the rear visible for 300 feet must not be above the level of the cyclist's shoulders I Onn 111 Gift Wrap and Greeting Cards A "very good Christmas" was the comment made by Herman Cop len director of the Apollo program at the Sacramento Aerojet-General Corp plant in reporting his reaction to the successful firing of the Aerojet engine giving the momentum to push back to earth the three astronauts after their orbiting of the moon "In spite of every confidence the engine would do the job we like everyone else across the world had a feeling of considerable relief when knowledge was gained that the final 'burn' was successfully accomplished" said Cople who watched progress reports of the brilliant performance of the Sacramento-built service propulsion system engine on television Coplen acknowledged however he was in suspense during the period the whole world was out of touch with the astronauts the short time which seemed like years when there was no communication between them and earth The period also caused some anxious moments for hundreds of other scientists and technicians who helped fabricate the engine and put it through elaborate tests for he crucial neverbefore-performed feat of the astronauts Others however echoed Coplen's feeling of extreme confidence there would be no slipup The success of the adventure Coplen feels may pave the way for a potentially earlier moon landing than many had expected possible Police today are Investigating five armed robberies which turned Christmas Eve into a busy night for Sacramento officers The first took place at 3:35 pm Tuesday when three gunmen entered Taylor's Corners tavern at 5539 Raley Blvd Richard Lee Morrison told police one of the men ordered him to "get back his face with the other hand there (behind the bar) and open The clerk told police she told the the register" while patrons were gunman: "You must be kid-directed to lie on the floor ding" He then countered with: While one robber took $69 "Do you want to get shot?" He from the cash register another escaped with $170 grabbed $125 wallets and keys Jack Moyer an attendant at from the six customers a service station at 2005 Mar-About 4:24 pm Jeannie Quok coni Ave told the police a thin told officer she observed a man came into the office area skinny man reading comic books in the 28th and Street Market about 8:05 pm and asked about When she approached him she another attendant who was not reported he pulled a gun and at work last night The mar commanded: "Open the register went to a vending machine hurry up Put all the money in Moyer reported and sudden13 a paper bag" He then ran out turned around with a revolve of the- store with an undeter- in his hand He got away witt mined amount of cash about $50 in bills Moyer tolc Eric Borg an attendant at officers a service station at 4325 12th Ave told the police he was standing near the gasoline pumps about 6:30 pm when a tiI man approached and asked if the station carries cigarettes Borg said he directed the man to the office where owner Ted Br3rte was working Bryte related to officers the man came in started to purchase cigarettes then BR EWI proclaimed: "This is a stick-up Give me all your money" He fled with $30 Minutes later Jill Jennings a clerk at the Photomat at 2415 0 1(i' Northgate Blvd related to of- ficers a man came up to the booth's window and asked for all the money She said he held a revolver in one hand and partially Covered his face with the other hand The clerk told police she told the' gunman: "You must be kidding" He then countered with: "Do you want to get shot?" He escaped with 8170 Jack Moyer an attendant at a service station at 2005 Marconi Ave told the police a thin man came into the office area about 8:05 pm and asked about another attendant who was not at work last night The man went to a vending machine Moyer reported and suddenly turned around with a revolver in his hand He got away with about 850 in bills Moyer told officers BREWED ROCKY I I LJ I 1 I 111: Where To Live? 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