Green Berets and Rangers survive eruption of Mt St Helens

[rjmt]

just ran upon this article tonight

The untold story of how more than 100 soldiers survived the explosion of Mount St. Helens

Richard Plummer was a 24-year-old soldier training on a forested mountain slope between Randle and Packwood on May 18, 1980.

taskandpurpose.com

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[rjmt]

now I can imagine this today, since we hear low flying C130 and Blackhawks all the time

you up the Cowlitz River Valley in the Gifford Pinchot, fly fishing the River and enjoying your campfire

when plane load of Special Forces drops out of the sky on your camp site

Yep - just another day in the Gifford Pinchot

 

[oremike]

Cool story, one I didn't know. I was living in Lake Grove and drove up into the Dunthorpe area to watch the eruption sitting on a rock wall until I was run off by the private security for the area.