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TAIPEI AIR STATION |
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CCK Orientation Booklet from the early 1970’s
Vincent Acquaviva Jr. who served at CCK forwarded this Orientation Booklet and some observations..
I arrived at CCK Air Base in July 1971. I worked at Crew Chief on C-130 aircraft 62-1804 which did Vietnam and Thailand work. In June 1972 I was assigned to E-Flight Special Projects Section which did Special Ops work with Air America in Thailand, Laos, Taiwan and many other countries. I was a maintenance Crew Chief on C-130E aircraft 64-0515 and 63-7868. I stayed with Special Ops as we moved to Clark Air Base in April 1974 and until my separation in September 1974.
I returned to Taiwan in 1976 to attend National Taiwan University and married my wife while attending NTU.
I later returned to Pennsylvania and worked with the Air Reserve on C-130 aircraft until my retirement in 2007.
My wife and I have been active in helping Taiwan students and families in Pennsylvania throughout the years.
I have not been back to Taiwan since I departed in 1978. My wife and I plan to return to Taiwan with the “American GI’s Returning to Taiwan in 2009” group visiting Taiwan next summer.
I have many friends in Taiwan and my feelings are, “Once you have a friend in Taiwan, you have a friend FOREVER.”
Here is the most recent (September 2008) view of CCK Air Base on Google Earth.
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