when we first came to vietnam, we stayed at old dong betieng,
when we first came to vietnam, we stayed at old dong betieng, that's really a fine place to be ---from;
 when the 'shrimp boats' arrived, we headed for pleiku, camp hlloway was to be our new home.
camp holloway tower, this is shrimp boat 7-9 we' re beynd the reef for landin, we'd like to have a place at puier 23, and put into the wharf forthe evenin'

the man in the tower turned to his friend and said in a singular note;
 i've heard of bikinis, and alligators too, but what the hells' ma shrimp boat!
hello holloway towerr, this is shrimp boat 7-9 we' re at time, for a mounting for a landing;
 we'd like to have our face layed into runway 2-3;
 and put into the shore for the evenin
we were moved onto the ramp, the weather it was damp;
 bu t we thought we were in tall clover;
 till the c.
o.
 of the bird dogs, dispersed round the ramp;
 complained that we were blowin his planes over!
hello holloway tower this is shrimp boat 7-9;
 we' re beyond 'the reef' for a landin' ;
 we' re late, and we' re 'short',
and we' ll taxi to the wharf;
 but we' ll try to leave a few bird dogs standin!
we had to go on our first dangerous mission;
 we were logged for a 'c.
a.'
 we had to haul several cases of beer;
 from pleiku to camp holloway!
camp holloway tower, this is shrimp boat 7-9 we are due at pleiku for a landin;
 we'd like to pull in to pier 25 and put into that empty bay standin.
we can't release the ship for artillery in the field;
 with gun moves and ammo resupplies;
 but every time we go into a landing zone, we blow their tents and lift their ponchos high!
camp holloway, cont' d
hello operator this is shrimp boat a7-9 we'd like to have a place to steer! we got two ponchos wrapped around our blades, and shrimp boat is actin mighty queer!
we went out this mornin on an ammo resupply;
 but charlie caught old 7-9 today the crew heard the bullets hit the ship and this is what we heard the pilot say:
hello holloway tower this is shrimp boat 7-9 we' re way, way beynd 'the reef' for landin;
 we' re comin home to stay, we won't fly no more today! and we' ll put into the wharf for a landing.
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camp holloway is/was a special forces/aattv camp near pleiku, which is in the central highlands of vietnam near the western bder with cambodia/laos, and was on the main nva infiltration routes.
 near kontum and dak to.
 since the helicopter squadrons mentioned have names like alligator 'shrimp boat' and 'bikini' - I imagine they got their names from american gulf of mexico states theme, since also in the us primary helicopter flight training was at fort rucker, alabama.
 bird dogs were light, single engine cessna 'civilian style' small cabin lioght airplanes used for artillery spotting--spotting targets for artillery and bombing strikes -- they flew low, and were unarmoured and vulnerable to enemy rifle fire.
 this is from a tape of the us aviation singing group, the merrymen',
recorded at nui dat at aust 161 recce flight concert.