"And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by,
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remembered-
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he today that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition;
And gentlemen in England now-a-bed
Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap while any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day."
William Shakespeare's King Henry V, Act 4, Scene III
Chain of Command Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base was the home of the 432nd Tactical Fighter/Reconnaissance Wing, and was the only wing of its kind in Southeast Asia. The 432nd was made up of one RF-4C tactical reconnaissance squadron (14th TRS) and two F-4D tactical fighter squadrons (13th and 555th TFS). The 432nd squadrons worked well together in an integrated search and destroy mission. The reconnaissance squadron found and photographed lucrative targets for the fighter squadrons to neutralize. Udorn was also the headquarters of the Deputy Commander, Seventh Air Force/Thirteenth Air Force. Operational control of Thailand-based USAF units was maintained by- Seventh Air Force, while logistics and administration were handled by Thirteenth Air Force. The Royal Thai Air Force's 223d Tactical Fighter Squadron was the host unit at Udorn. The squadron's T-28 "Trojan" fighters engage in interdiction missions.
