9. The ARVN "performed well" during Lam Son 719, we were told.
That's why US Army helicopter crews evacuating the ARVN from Laos had to grease the skids of their helicopters. It was every man for himself (ARVNs) as crack NVA forces routed them. So many ARVN troops would grab the skids of a US Army evacuation helicopter that the pilots couldn't get the Hueys to fly until the crew chiefs cracked some knuckles or heads. Thus the solution of greasing the skids.
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