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Category: Battles
Category: Battles
My Day of Infamy or Why Novembers Suck
Thi is a revised and updated version of Pat Dougan's story. Revised on November 6, 2022 ... Read More
John Broome – Thanksgiving 1968
Contributed by John Broome (RIP 25 September 2011) I know I have written this story before but i tried cleaning it up a little still ... Read More
November 27, 1968, My Day of Infamy
Revised: 11/20/2014
Pulished in "The VHPA AVIATOR," July/August 2015 Read Pat's updated revision of this story My Day of Infamy or Why Novembers Suck The ... Read More
Pulished in "The VHPA AVIATOR," July/August 2015 Read Pat's updated revision of this story My Day of Infamy or Why Novembers Suck The ... Read More
Battle for FSB Burt
Doc Warden kept a journal of his tour in Vietnam. This is a story out of that journal. I do not have the names of ... Read More
Thanksgiving 1968
Veterans of the 187th AHC, I was just made aware of your site a few days ago. My father SSG James Tilton was a squad ... Read More
Operations Report 681127
187 AHC was a US Army unit
3 BDE 25 INF was a US Army unit
4/9 INF was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US ... Read More
Crusader Down
Contributed by Pat Dougan. Pat was flying one of the Rat Pack gun ships and dedicates this page to all that served on November 27, ... Read More
FSB Burt and the Hour Glass
January 5, 1968 Contributed by Tom Martin - Blackhawk 67 1. FSB Burt was located astride Route 244, probably at about XT500805. Route 246 runs ... Read More
First Battle of Loc Ninh – 1967
Contributed by Tom Martin - Blackhawk 67 Excerpts from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. You can google “First Battle of Loc Ninh” for many more stories ... Read More
The First Rescue
On August 7, 1967, the 187th Assault Helicopter Company (Blackhawks/Crusaders/Rat Pack) was participating in a combat assault north of Saigon. During the first lift into ... Read More
Black Wednesday
Contributed by Jim Gaffney (Crusader 5 5/68-8/68 & Crusader 6 8/68-2/69) Pat Dougan has been after me for some time to record my recollections of ... Read More
14.7 Rounds
.51 Cal. holes received on 7/Aug/67
Possibly Bill Britt's Ship ... Read More
Possibly Bill Britt's Ship ... Read More
The Mad Minute – Actually a Lot More
This is another installment of a defining day in my life, and probably the life of many others involved in the activities of the day ... Read More
Aftermath of Second Insertion
The aftermath of the 2nd insertion. Most of the men were rescued by Aircraft Commander Bill Britt and
PP Steve Hartmann
L to R standing, WO ... Read More
PP Steve Hartmann
L to R standing, WO ... Read More
A Razorback’s View
Dear Bob: I read with interest your letter to the editor and account of the action your unit was involved in near Bien Hoa. I ... Read More
Frenchy’s Response
Message sent in response to Tommy Martin's story - " 7/AUG/67 - Tiger Rescue" A year ago I received a call from a aide to ... Read More
After Second Insertion
This is a picture taken after the 2nd four ship insertion, the ship in view is Capt. Wagner's I believe. Out of sight and to ... Read More