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...rescue team would have preferred going in under cover of darkness, but by the time Smith's order came through, streaks of morning light were already appearing above the Dalmatian coast. At sunrise Berndt and his Marines, their faces covered with camouflage paint, had boarded a pair of enormous CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters-16-ton, seven-blade monsters. "We were so focused on the mission, I don't think anybody had any time to be nervous," recalls Berndt. "We were all excited that our young captain was alive and well...
...embassy were mostly Vietnamese, more and more Americans came out as the evacuation progressed. Snepp caught a chopper out at 9 p.m. on April 29. His description: "The roof of the embassy was a vision out of a nightmare. In the center of the dimly lit helo-pad, a CH-47 was already waiting for us, its engines setting up a roar like a primeval scream. The crew and controllers all wore what looked like oversized football helmets, and in the blinking under-light of the landing signals they reminded me of grotesque insects rearing on their hindquarters. Out beyond...
During his lecture, Lin concentrated on the concepts of fengshui, ch'i and how they relate to the way people lead their lives. Ch'i, he explained, is the vital force that allows human bodies to move and defines people's nature and character...
...then explored the various types of ch'i and how they manifest themselves within individuals. In particular, he discussed various types of ch'i such as porcupine ch'i, a ch'i characterized by obnoxiousness and bamboo ch'i, a ch'i possessed by someone who does not listen to others...
Because of the important role ch'i plays in determining personalities, Lin offered several suggestions on how to change the bad ch'i to the good. Possibilities include meditation, spiritual activity and adjustment of fengshui...