With AC-130 Gunships over the Ho Chi Minh Trail, 1971

William Van der Ven was a photographer with the U.S. Air Force based in Thailand in 1971. He documented a wide variety of missions, combat and otherwise. In this excerpt, he shares memories of twelve missions over the Ho Chi Minh Trail aboard AC-130 gunships. See Mr. Van der Ven's memoir: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07... Posted as part of the "War & Life: Discussions with Veterans" project. https://warandlifediscussions.weebly.... Any veteran who served in any combat zone in any capacity is invited to contact Preston Jones at [email protected] / (479) 524-7488.