My dad stepped off the plane 1 month after the first Tet Offensive on to the tarmac at Phu Cat AFB. He said him and guy he walked off the plane next too said aloud almost in unison: "Holy toejamz its hot!"
Other then being shelled once a week or so, and sniped at once in awhile, Phu Cat AFB was quiet. For fun, a few of the guys used to take a truck up and over the hill and watch the valley below when word got around that a bombing mission was inbound. Evidently that valley was a key route for enemy activity. Dad said they also would go up there and watch the red and green tracer fire light up the night once in awhile too.
