Extreme Makeover Home Edition is one of the Top rated Sunday Night TV programs and a great show for the whole family to watch. It was a wonderful treat when the TV show came to visit my state of Michigan and surprise a family in need. Anyhow, I took the sergeant up on the deal he offered. After three months with the 101st in Dak To and Tuy Hoa, I was sent on a temporary duty assignment (TDY) near the DMZ to learn field station operations from the 8th Radio Research Unit at Trai Bac Station in Phu Bai. From there it was off to Pleiku where we worked first in support of the 25th Infantry Division and later the newly arrived 4th Infantry Division.

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