Approximately 10 more are in the final stages of the forensic identification process. Our source stated that Kerry and McCain asked what was needed to aid investigators in their efforts. The first request made was for the ability to use American made helicopters instead of the old Soviet choppers currently in use. Nothing came of that request. We do not suggest that this tragic accident would not have occurred if an American helicopter had been in use.
Any helicopter can crash.
All we are asking is why the supposedly fully cooperating Vietnamese are still refusing to allow U.S. investigators to use U.S. helicopters in their investigations. Dang Ngoc, all officers in the Vietnamese Air Force. The National Alliance of Families extends our sympathy to their families. If some of you recognize the name Nguyen Thanh Son, you are a regular reader of Bits. That is the exact same name of the Vietnamese rallier who reported the sightings of Army Capt.