Against the North Vietnamese in Laos: A Marine Corps Pilot in Operation Tailwind (September 1970) 

Barry Pencek was a Cobra pilot with the US Marines based at Marble Mountain in I Corps, South Vietnam. He participated in Operation Tailwind, a diversion ancillary to Operation Gauntlet in Laos (September 1970). As a Cobra pilot, he provided security for CH-53 helicopters that moved SOG forces (Green Berets and Montagnard allies) into Laos. Posted as part of the War & Life Project: / @listentoothers Any veteran who served in any combat zone in any capacity is invited to contact Preston Jones: pjones@jbu.edu or stuffoflife66@gmail.com / (479) 524-7488.