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| Dear Sir,
My father was Lt. Frank R. Benhart in 1968 at FSB Burt when y'all saved their ass by bringing in ammo & taking out the wounded. I would like to thank you for helping to bring him home safely so he could raise his 5 kids and take care of my mother. He passed away 14 April 2000 from lung & rectal cancer (due to Agent Orange I suspect) and I have been trying to get hold of some of his comrades in arms. Frank McGann left a note of thanks on your web-site, but did not leave an address. Please forward a note to him for me as I would like to hear if he knew my pop. Once again thanks for covering dad's ass so he could come home and I could have 35 years with the greatest man I have ever known. God bless all of you Rat Pack Veterans and all the Regulars by God. Thanks for keeping the world a safer place. Franklin R. Benhart
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personal word's, my personal view's while being a member of the 269th
Avn Bn, (Cbt), Cu Chi. I give the Webmaster my permission to
print this E-mail message if desired, 04-14-2000)
While searching the web, ran across your site. The 187th..yes, I remember it well. Enjoyed the site and it's link's. I am a former member of the 269th Aviation Battalion, (Cbt), Oct 68 to Dec 69,at Cu Chi. I was at that time, SP5 Charles F. Kenney, (Nick-name: Chuck). I worked at the Battalion's award's and decoration's area for awhile, (the "Black Baron's). Many name's, unit's under the battalion, the 116th AHC, 242nd, AHC, and of course, the 187th at Tay Ninh. The battalion, and it's other unit's were all in Cu Chi, except for the 187th, however I made several trip's to the 187th. I have written many award citation's for the brave deed's of the 187th crew chief's, door gunner's and pilot's. Of course, the pilot's were mostly easy with the air medal's and oak leaf cluster's. The DFC's and higher award's took more time, as did those Bronze and Silver star's. The accomplishment's of all soldier's that were within the aviation unit's were outstanding. Daily function's from a transport of materiel's and equipment, to personnel...that also was important to the unit mission. To guard yourself, your fellow soldier's, and other's we all were trying to protect that was not easy. A friend at the Battalion I worked with loved to fly with the chopper's...but really, it was not his job to fly with the helicopter's daily...he almost made it home, the last few day's he went up for his last time and never made it back. So, even the admin type's as he can and did loose their life's. I even had those extra job's, like transport prisoner's to Long Binh, (LBJ)...that's when it's dangerous...when you are on the road or in the air. After Vietnam, I returned to
civilian life. I did go into the state Army national guard for about 4
year's. I returned to civilian radio broadcasting.
However, I returned to active duty in 1980..started all over again.
(Can't believe I did it, but I did). Did this and that, and for
year's worked at AFN radio and TV. Well, to conclude, I did
retire from the Army and now take it at "My own Pace". Signed: Chuck Kenney, SFC
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I stumbled upon this website and was quite moved by the story as told by Captain Pienta. I congratulate you on your efforts with this page. I hope others realize the heroics of the "Crusaders" and all U.S. service personnel who have and will continue to, risk their lives in the name of freedom. Best, Tom
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RAT38, Excellent homepage! I was surfing for more links to Vietnam units to add to my page, ROTORWASH ONLINE, and yours is clearly one of the best. I especially liked the photos even though some of them need some work (jpg wise). My page is dedicated to helicopter history and model making so maybe putting a link on it will get some more of your missing members to find yours. That is the intention at any rate. I got to "Rocket City" a couple of times and at least twice we had birds from your AO come stay at safe old Lai Khe when the shit got too thick. We were glad to put you Tay Ninh types up and show you a good time in real Cav facilities. Always liked the natural spotting position Nui Bau Dinh provided to your friendly hostiles. :) I will be back from time to time, I had a good time this time. :) Pete
Harlem cobra6@aol.com
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Dear Webmaster, For my History I have been doing research on the Vietnam War and your collected stories have helped a lot. My favorite was the one called " Good-bye to Billy" by Michael Dingwell. I think you should have music on all your stories. Well, thanks again.
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| Dear Mike,
Words cannot express the emotions I am feeling about your efforts to share the Crusaders experience with the world. I am so touched by your project, and so thankful that you have chosen to do this. For over 20 years, I looked for answers for my children, Kelly and Allison. It wasn't until 4 years ago that I was put in touch with Gary Roush....who in turn provided me names and information I had long searched for. I cannot thank Tom Tesmar, Ron Timerlake, and and Allan Donovan enough for the kindness they have bestowed upon my children and myself. They have silenced all the nagging doubts and unanswered questions that had lingered so long, surrounding the loss of my husband Allen Duneman. Your project adds depth, color and insight into the adventure and experience I shared only from a great distance. I deeply appreciate the effort of all involved, for blending the past with the present..."remembering"..and sharing it with us!! Thank you so much, |
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color, and the music...had its effect!!! Augi
Ritzau and I were classmates during flight school.
I last saw him at graduation and the next I know he's
gone. I heard he took a round in a flare
ship?
While it's a 187th home page, so much that was done really speaks to all unit crewmembers...Thanks to someone. Demon 26 |
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Mike, In a message dated 97-04-25 15:55:09 EDT, you write: I just checked the page out. It looks great. Thanks Mike. And thanks to you others for the stories. Clear Right Sir Jeff Miller |
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Rat, Georgeous
work. Keep going. Hat's off to you and your
guys. Wish the old 2296th would do the same.
See ya at the chat room. |
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Absolutely one fantastic job! I'm not a 187th guy but you did yourselves justice with that home page. Mike great work.
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Your web page is one of the best Vietnam Vet pages on the net. Everything was well worth the time to view and read. Trial By Fire is an amazing story. I had a brother-in-law that was a helicopter pilot in Vietnam. His name was Michael J. Cavin. I think he was there around 1966 but am not sure. He served two tours of duty. He died in a house fire at Fort Rucker about 1969 (I think that's when it was). He was a helicopter pilot instructor. This may not mean a whole lot but it is something I am very proud of and try to let as many Vietnam Vets know as I can. This one is for you. I do now and have always supported our troops. I am very proud of you for the part you played in Vietnam. I express my sincere appreciation for you, and all American troops, for your part in preserving peace and freedom for all Americans, wherever the threat may be. Fighting for someone else's freedom on their land keeps us from having to fight for our freedom on our land. Thanks for keeping me and my family free.
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Just to let you know, I am a
Viet Nam Army veteran. I was only
in country for the first 4 months of
1968, when I got burned in an accident
and sent home. My only brother,
Kent Childs Taylor, ended up in Vietnam
in late 1969. He was a Blackhawk
crew chief with the 187th. In an
effort to, as he put it "do something",
he put in for flight status and was
granted. He was the crew chief on
a UH-1 which went down shortly
thereafter on May 14th, 1970, near Tay
Ninh. All on board (I believe 12)
were killed. He was my hero for
being so unselfish. I only hope
that all who knew him thought as much of
him as I did. He had no children,
but I still keep in touch with his
widowed wife. She remarried and
had 4 daughters, all of whom were
brought up with a ghost father figure
and all of whom knew and accepted him,
through her efforts. Even her new
husband knew Kent as a hero and helped
ensure that his memory would live on in
his family. Thanks for
listening--------------Lee Taylor
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i was with the first-infantry-divison
68to69-out of dian. in the mecong
delta.the swamp. i was 115 pounds when i
was over there .i carried the radio.i flew
over a 1000 times with you guys. i
recived a air medal for
it.there is a special place in my heart--
for the many times that you came to pick
us up -save are ass.thanks for being there
- from a grunt . they called me cherrios
over there john
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Thomas,
Here is
a copy of the picture of my brother,
Kent C. Taylor, taken at Ford Ord,
California during basic training.
It was wonderful to hear back from you
about your memories of my brother, and
all the other wonderful men who you
served with. I forwarded your
reply to Marie Robison, my brothers
widow. You will probably hear from
her. I wish I could find some
reunion information about any of the
units I served with in the Army, but so
far I have not been able to find
anything. What you guys are doing
is wonderful, and I would like to
attend your next reunion, and get to
know some of the men who knew my
brother. Please keep me posted
when you have any additional info.
If I can be of any service to you or
your wonderful organization, please
don't hesitate to call on me.
Thanks again-------------Lee
Taylor
Your files are attached and
ready to send with this message.
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Tom,
I contacted you previously about
my brother Kent C. Taylor, and I
forwarded a picture of him to you.
I want to become an honarary member of
the 187th, and I am eager to let you use
my name and E-Mail address in whatever
manner best suits your wonderful
organization. You guys have an
awesome web site. I only wish I
could find something about the unit I
was in Nam with in 1968, the 139th HMS
(Heavy Material Supply), part of the
277th S and S Batallion, stationed at
Long Binh. Keep up the good work
and thanks for all that you do.
You are a wonderful bunch of guys.
Lee Taylor
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TOM, WELCOME HOME!
MY NAME IS MARIE ROBISON, KENT TAYLOR
WAS MY HIGHSCHOOL SWEETHEART AND MY
FIRST REAL LOVE. WE WERE MARRIED FEB.
1969.
KENTS BROTHER, LEE AND MY BROTHER LANE
MCKINNEY HAVE TOLD ME A LOT ABOUT YOU
AND THE 187TH. WEBSITE. I HAVE SPENT
TIME LOOKING AT DIFFERENT THINGS.
ITS HARD FOR ME TO WRITE YOU, NOT
KNOWING WHAT TO SAY OR WHERE TO START.
SO FOR GIVE ME IF SEEM A LITTLE LOST.
PLEASE TELL ME IF YOU CAN WHAT IT WAS
LIKE FOR KENT THERE IN THE TIME THAT YOU
KNEW HIM.
MY BROTHER LANE IS SENDING ME THE
MATERIAL THAT YOU HAVE SENT HIM. SOME OF
IT I KNEW, SOME IS NEW AND HARD TO HEAR
ABOUT.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DID FOR KENT
AND FOR ALL THAT YOU DO NOW .
GOD BLESS.... MARIE ROBISON
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Hello Thomas,
Welcome Home, my friend.
The string below was forwarded
to me from my sister, Marie Robison, who
was married to Kent Taylor when he was
killed in Viet Nam. I appreciate
you sending this info to his brother,
Lee. I went to the 187th website,
and have so many different emotions
right now, I wanted to write to you.
I was very close to Kent...
I will never forget that
horrible day in May 1970 when we learned
that Kent had been killed. I was
17 years old, just 2 weeks away from
graduating from high school. Marie
was my only sister, and we were the
closest of any of the 4 children of our
family. Kent was her first serious
love (not counting George Harrison of
the Beatles!). They went steady
through high school, and were married
shortly after he was drafted.
Marie and I had an older brother who
went to VN with the Marines, getting
there just before Tet. He got home
just before Kent shipped over there.
Kent saw how much we worried
about our brother when he was there with
the Marines, so when Kent got in
country, he wrote and told us that he
was in the motor pool issuing tools, not
flying, not in combat, not to worry.
His heart was in the right place, I
guess, but when we got the news, it made
the shock that much harder. Marie
was living with us when he died; I will
never forget those first few days and
weeks. She was so young, and so
alone. She bought a trailer home
with the money from the government.
I moved in with her for a while to keep
her company. Those were some sad
times...
I turned 18 in July of '70.
With my eyes firmly on the draft, and my
mind on what my brother the Marine went
through and then the loss of Kent, I
joined the Navy. I wanted to
serve, wanted an education, and being
perfectly honest, was scared to death of
the thought of going to Viet Nam and
seeing combat. I spent 6 years in
the Navy, 4 of which were on a nuclear
attack submarine. I got my
education, saw the world as they say,
and met my wonderful wife. We are
still together after 29 years.
I have never forgotten Kent.
He was actually closer to me than my 2
brothers. We were closer in age,
and since I was so close to Marie, I
became friends with Kent. I will
never forget his smile. He was
such a positive, cheerful person.
Over the years, because the war touched
our family so much, I have had a great
curiosity about it. I have read
just about everything I can get my hands
on about it. You name the classic
VN books, and I have read them.
Especially anything to do with you
incredibly brave helicopter warriors.
You mentioned that you were able
to get the official Army incident report
and other details of the crash. I
would love to read it if you would not
mind sending it to me. There have
been so many unanswered questions about
that day, it would help me to
understand.
I have been to The Wall, and
have a rubbing of Kents name. It
was one of the most powerful experiences
I have ever had. Thank you for
your time, and the work you put into the
187th website. I will never know
what you went through, since I was not
there. But with what our family
went through, and what I have learned
since then, I have a great appreciation
for the sacrifices you and everyone else
made.
Again, Welcome Home, and God
bless you and all the brave men, living
and dead, of the 187th.
Lane McKinney
8310 Vistadale Drive
Humble, Texas 77338
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From: The Robison's <mrobison@mountainwest.net> To: mckinneyln_gsg@compuserve.com <mckinneyln_gsg@compuserve.com> Date: Thursday, December 26, 2002 6:07 PM Subject: Fw: 187th
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From: Lee Taylor <leetaylor8552@msn.com> To: Marie Robison <MRobison@MountainWest.NET> Date: Sunday, December 15, 2002 8:22 PM Subject: Fw: 187th
Marie, in the original message I
sent, I included some personal
information, and I hope you are not
offended. I am not sure if you have 4
daughters or 3, but I hope you
understand what I was trying to say.
Love ya----LeeT
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From:
Thomas Stino
To:
Lee Taylor
Sent:
Saturday, November 30, 2002 1:46 PM
Subject:
Re: 187th
Lee -
Many thanks for writing to me
here at the 187thahc website. I knew
Kent and all of the other crew members
very well. In fact I have rubbings from
the wall in D.C. of the entire crew
framed here in my office. That
helicopter was assigned to me until a
few days before May 14, 1970 and I flew
over 1200 hours in it during my tour
(5/69-6/70). I quit flying at that
time as almost everyone did who was
about to return home. I saw them off
that morning as I was working the flight
line training both Kent and Charlie
Blair to become Crew Chiefs. The loss of
67-17767 (chopper number) that day
haunted my for more than 20 years
because I always wondered if I had
missed something during maintenance of
if I was there with them, I could have
spotted something due to my combat
flying experience in country.
Other family members of 767 have
gotten in contact with us and even come
to our annual reunions where they are
known as Honorary members of the
187thahc family. The level of bonding
and healing that goes on is incredible.
Please consider staying in touch with us
and If you can, would you send me a
picture of Kent so that I can post it on
the website next to his name?
Many years later, I obtained the
official Army incident report along with
pictures of the crash and many other
details not previously known. Should you
or other family members find the need to
know this information please write to me
and I will forward all that I have to
you.
Kent Taylor is not forgotten by
his comrades in arms. At each and every
reunion, we have a special table
containing a flight helmet,
gloves and a pair of boots. Many
tears are still shed for Kent and the 45
other guys that we lost over there.
May God bless you and your
family, and again, thanks for writing.
Thomas Stino
187thahc 5/69-6/70
Webmaster
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Hi Tom. I came across your website while looking for info on HHC 198th Avn Bde. I am currently trying to put info together for a Memorial Page for my brother, CW2 Ralph W. Bigelow 69-13. I was so impressed with your website that I had to let you know what a great job you did. It is by far the best site I've seen to date. Thank you for all your hard work. Ken Bigelow
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hey ya'll, just wanted to touch base with you as i have not done that in awhile. our thoughts have been with you even if our words have not. aunt pauline & i have been talking about having a little get together at hustons { her son }. his place is about half way between you & us. we have been talking about it for awhile but never have gotten around to running it by the two of you. it would only be my family & her & charlies(BLAIR) brothers. so today i ask the two of you how you feel about this. we understand either way. so how have ya'll been? should of asked that at first but wanted to get the other out of the way first. i guess we are all ok. as with you, we have had a lot of rain. tom, once again i want to thank you for all you have done for aunt pauline & myself. after you sent all the info that you did & she had time to go over it, she had to go to the doctor for a check up. he told her he saw a big change in her. he said he did not know what she had done or what had happened but it had made a great change in her life. for that i thank you. i guess i need to close this out. just know that ya'll are in my thoughts & prayers. love you both, mary
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Tom, I want to thank you for the wonderful website. I try to go there everyday. Some days I do not make it. I feel I am a part of this family even tho I have met any of you & I really haven't gotten to know any of you yet. This site has helped me so much with being able to get some closure with Charlies death. I am so new to this computer & the net. But Charlies(BLAIR) mom has never set down in front of one until today. I have given her everything you have sent me & God knows it has helped her so much. But she just could not grasp it all. I brought her to my house, set her down in front of the computer with the crusaders home page on it. We went through everything on the site. She just could not get over all the picutres, stories, awards & etc. We cried, we laughed & it helped her so much to be able to see everyone & everything. You have done a great job with the pictures, slide show & the whole site. After viewing the site, I could see a peacefulness on Aunt Paulines face. I do not know how to thank you for all this. You will never know how much you have helped us. I know I was not in nam & sometimes think I should not be a member of this family because of that, but on the other hand, I am proud to be a member of this family. I love you all ! Thank You, Mary
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Hello, I was impressed by the 187th website, which I linked into thru the humanitarian work of Knighstbridge..I have a question, I myself am a veteran , and my deceased husband as well (he died of agent orange cancer) but he was at one point awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross even though he was an Armor officer..do you understand the finer points of this? I would appreciate any information, even though I am a veteran myself, I am not sure I understand this. Thank you, Mary325
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Rod -
Kent was a friend of mine and
his loss grieved me badly for many
years. Please visit the HONORARY MEMBERS
section of the 187thahc website and view
the names of your other relatives that
are posted there. If you wound like to
see your name placed there as a
germinate tribute to Kent please let me
know and I will do that for you. I have
also provided Kent's wife with all of
the details surrounding his loss. If you
feel the need to view the accident
report and etc. contact her.
Thank you so much for writing,
and please stay in touch.
Thomas Stino
Webmaster
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Thomas,
Thank you so much for sending me
the photos and attachments. I
wasn't sure what I was going to see when
I looked at the photos. They are
so clear and crisp it looked like it
just happened yesterday. It was
hard to even tell that it was a
helicopter. In fact, I showed them
to a guy I work with who did two tours
over there, and he couldn't tell either,
until I told him, and he had flown on
many Hueys.
The incident report is
terrifying. I can only imagine
what those guys went through during
their last few minutes and seconds.
Although the report did not specifically
say so, I seem to remember Marie telling
me that the craft was inverted at one
point, which I guess explains the rotor
strikes on the boom.
I went back into your website
and found the program for the memorial
service your unit held for the crew.
That was probably the hardest thing for
me to take. I noticed that the
memorial was held on May 18. We
found out about Kent(TAYLOR) on May 17, a Sunday
morning. An Army officer from Salt
Lake City had come to town to notify us.
Marie was at work at a grocery store.
My mother fell apart, so I (being the
oldest at home) called my dad who was
also at work (as a dispatcher in the
local police department). I put
him on the phone with the officer from
the Army, who ended up going to the PD
and meeting my dad. My dad had
called ahead to the grocery store
manager and told him they were coming to
get Marie, but not to say anything to
her. Marie was looking out the
window of the store when she saw our dad
and a man in an Army uniform walking up
to the door. She knew right
then....
I am sure you can imagine what
the next several days were like.
On the 18th, the first of several eerie
things happened, that to this day I
can't explain. I don't know if it
was shock, or Mormon hysteria (a very
long story), or just what. Without
going into a lot of detail, let me just
say that even though I am no longer a
practicing Mormon, or even a very
religious person, I do know that death
is not the end of us. Something
remains, call it spirit, soul, life
energy, whatever. I do know for
sure that Kent was with us that week.
Like I said in my first letter,
I remember all of this like it was
yesterday. I also don't know why I
am telling you this, or if you even want
to hear it. You may have long
buried your own personal demons from
those days, but just from the little bit
you have said to me (and on the
website), I doubt it. I hope you
don't mind; up until now, Marie was the
only one I have really talked to about
it, and believe me, we have rehashed it
a million times. There are so many
questions, and so many unknowns, the
biggest is wondering what kind of man
Kent would have grown into. We'll
never know, he will always be 20 years
old in my mind. My God, I have a
22 year old son, our one and only child,
and to me he is still just a baby.
I can't imagine losing him.
I could go on and on. This
is enough for now. Again, thank
you so much for everything.
Anything else you might have to send,
any links or mailing lists, I would love
to have. I would also like to hear
your thoughts and memories about this.
The fact that you have that rubbing on
your office wall tells me alot.
I hope you have a very Happy New
Year.
Lane McKinney
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Thought of Daniel Brooker again
today. I wish he were able to sit
and think about things too, Have a
family with kids as i have. I saw
and talked to daniel the night before
the accident in nov. 71 that took his
life. I can still remember the
word coming around there at Dian
that the crash had taken place and they
told the ship ;numbers. I knew
Daniel was crewing on one of them .
We heard about 30 minutes later the
names and no survivors. It was the
worst day of a 19 year old,s life.
I hope his family could only know a
fraction of how the 187th
felt toward each other and know that
daniel will never be forgotten by alot
of guys that knew him. Thanks for
being there on that same day we came
into country Daniel and for being a
friend to me for those 10 months.
Deep flying!!
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hey, I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU BOTH HOW MUCH TODAY HAS MENT TO AUNT PAULINE & MYSELF. I HOPE IT HAS HELPED TOM AS MUCH AS IT HAS HELPED AUNT PAULINE. ONCE AGAIN, THE WORDS " THANK YOU " JUST DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ENOUGH. TODAY MENT SO MUCH TO ME. I KNOW THAT CHARLIE WAS THERE TODAY WITH A BIG SMILE ON HIS FACE. THERE IS SO MUCH ABOUT AUNT PAULINES(BLAIR) PAIN THAT HAS NOT BEEN TOLD TO YA'LL YET. I AM SURE IN TIME IT WILL. ALL THESE YEARS SHE HAS BEEN IN PAIN AND I TOO HAVE BECAUSE I WAS NEVER ABLE TO FIND THE ANSWERS TO ANY OF HER QUESTIONS. HER BOYS WAS NOT GOING TO HELP. ALL THEY WOULD SAY WAS " MOM YOU DON'T NEED TO KNOW. " I HAVE LISTENED TO HER PAIN FOR YEARS AND CRYED BECAUSE I COULD NOT HELP HER. THEN I WAS ABLE TO GET THIS COMPUTER AND START SEARCHING. THANKS TO ED BOWERS FOR GIVING ME TOM'S EMAIL ADDRESS AND THANKS TO TOM FOR HIS RESPONSE, I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HELP HER PAIN. GOD, WHAT DO YOU SAY TO SOMEONE WHO HAS GIVEN AS MUCH AS TOM HAS. I REPEAT, " THANK YOU " JUST ISN'T EN! OUGH. TONITE AS I SET AND CRYED FROM RELEIF, I CAN ONLY IMAGE HOW TOM & AUNT PAULINE(BLAIR) FEEL. ONCE AGAIN I SAY THANK YOU. AND NOW I CAN SAY TO YOU AS YOU SAID TO ME, WELCOME TO THE FAMILY. I LOVE YOU BOTH. MARY
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Dear Sir, I am a “El Tee” from the Mich. Army Nat. Guard. We just reorganized into a new unit last December. I have been researching the net, looking for a unit that has a great history behind itself. I was hoping to possibly emulate and carry on the traditions of a unit like yours. I come from an attack unit, and my former commander was big into history. In fact, he brought utilized the “Black Cat” tank killers for our attack unit. I was hoping to use your “Blackhawks” as a foundation to build a new patch off of. I have not yet sent this up to the BOSSman. I thought I would show you and some of my fellow aviators my ideas and find out what you all think. Please let me know how you feel about this. Your website is awesome! I’ve been learning a lot about the assault mission from the stories, and have been sharing them with some of my fellow UH-60 students down here at Ft. Rucker, AL. I hope to hear from you soon, and thanks for taking the time to share your life experiences with the world.
Respectfully yours,
1LT John Dzieciolowski A Co. 3-238th CASB U.S. Army Michigan National Guard
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From: "Lohmann Clark Civ 55 CES/CEOIUF"
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From: "Ponty Michael B PHNS"
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From: "Randy Millican"
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To Tom and those who can't
speak for themselves,
Thanks for the website. My
hat is off to you and those who served and died in Vietnam. The US
government did nothing for you while you were there or when you came
back. My good friend Frank Remick confirmed everything you said in
your website. He fought hard and worked hard as a crew chief on a
chopper only to loose his family and friends on his return to
"reality". This led him down a dark road which eventually led to his
death a few years ago. I miss him and blame the US government for
his delayed exit from this world. He and others were good men who
served and gave their lives for freedom... so they thought. Thanks
for honoring them in this way. I am a Canadian who would have loved
to serve along side of my American friends. Sorry i could not be
there for you when you needed it most. Thank you from myself and the
rest of Canada who can only shake their heads in disbelief of what
the government did to you guys.
Also, I was happy to see the
veterans booth at the Arlington WA EAA Fly-in last July. They put
out a good display with a race car dedicated to the fallen in
Vietnam. Wish i could say more. If you have any info on my friend
Frank Remick who served in Vietnam in and around 1969, I would
appreciate it. He was a dedicated airman and mechanic who fought
hard for the cause. I miss him.
Danny Giesbrecht
March 22, 2006 |
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Just How do we ever thank you for all
the help you gave us. I'm a LRRP man myself and very proud of it
.There is never any way we can give you our thanks for saving our
lives not just you but other like you also you guys save a lot of us
by pulling us out of a lot of hot zones like Hooboo woods Iron
trigangle black mountain Tay Ninh now all we do is look back at that
time in our lives and say if it was not for you guys we would not be
here so again thank you. Keep the faith.
Clinton L Lounsbury - a brother in arms always June 1, 2006 |
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