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EagleRunner was the call sign I adopted flying Hueys for the Navy while in Vietnam. I acquired it when I flushed a golden eagle from its nest as we were "trimming the tree tops" to flush snipers from their nests. A small platoon of paratroopers were pinned down and taking casualties from these snipers when we were called in to assist. The handle has stuck with me ever since. It sure beat the previous call sign I was assigned - GrassHopper. The FFO who assigned it after that fire fight thought so too.
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