Saw Mike Hodges post about his only incident of cussing in Vietnam and it reminded me of a story! Myself, two slick pilots, Joe Sheeran, and Ed (flame over the Delta) Gallager, and a Cobra…
Other Units
Left Behind
Webmasters Note: There have been many post to the VHFCN network concerning the battle at Lam Son also know as Lam Son 719. Much of the discussion generated concerns of purported orders by commanders to…
Quick Draw
Reading some of the recent posts made me think of one of the dumber things we used to do – Quick Draw. I don’t remember ever doing it as a Slick driver, but, it was…
Little Bird – Big Boat
Flight; The posts about the Valley Forge bring back other memories. It was early in 69 (Some time in Jan.) The New Jersey was off shore up in Northern I Corps and the 2/17 was…
Time Stood Still
Flight, Thought I’d share some thoughts I’ve had today. I was driving through town a while ago and looked over to our little town’s VN Memorial. It was dedicated in 1988. It began with a…
Valley Forge LPH-8
I know it was some time in the Spring of 68 (maybe March or April), because I was still attached to Special Landing Force Bravo, although flying most days as a gunner with HMM-164. We’re…
The Great Dismal Swamp
During late 1964, while I was assigned to HMM-263, a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron based out of Marine Corps Air Facility New River, in North Carolina, I was able to cross train from my regular…
OH-23G Autorotation
At the urging of several VHFCN ( Vietnam Helicopter Flight Crew Network) members, I’ve been asked to write about some of my experiences during my time in Vietnam. Not knowing where to start, or what…