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War Stories on DVD as told at the 2006 VHPA Reunion.

War Stories

Chinook Crash PDF at FSB Keene 21 November 1968 written by Gary B. Roush

Homecoming, PDF experiences flying Loaches with Americal's Div Arty Air Section in Chu Lai, RVN written by A. D. (Darryl) James
Baby-Bomb? PDF an explosion that took an OH-6A completely apart written by James R. "Tony Tiger" Spletstoser
Twenty Minutes of Terror PDF gunship scramble at night in bad weather by Stan Gause
The Sundance Kid of XAUN LOC ARTY PDF arty controller's experiences by James R. "Tony Tiger" Spletstoser
I Was Just Too Short PDF Air Medal with V awarded for this 147th AVN action by Thomas Leverenz
Another Day of Trash Hauling - Wrong PDF flying Chinooks for B/228 AVN 1 CAV in during the Fall of 1969 by  Charles S. Overstreet
The Rest of the Story PDF flying Cobras into Cambodia for 334th Aviation Company (Aerial Weapons) by Graham T. Stevens (CW5, Ret)
A Shot to the Heart PDF secret mission southwest of Can Tho by Robert J. Conover
The Rescue PDF of a downed LOH crew in Cambodia by C. A. Powell 
Terror in the Salt Flats of Phan Rang PDF 179 ASHC Chinook shoot down by civilian tech rep Raymond N. Judycki.
A Shaw Valley PFC Caballero PDF KIA 24 April 1968 by John R. Fox A/228 AVN
Bill Jackson PDF Died After Tour by Walter W Gutsche
Survival Rounds PDF by Michael McCormick 
Destiny Joins Fate PDF by J. Bruce Huffman 
The Dilemma PDF by J. Bruce Huffman
Two Down PDF I jut wanted to be part of the D Troop team at Cu Chi by Mike Vaughn D/3/4 CAV 25 INF
Wet 'n Wild PDF by J. Bruce Huffman
The Man in the Doorway PDF a tribute to door gunners by Michael Ryerson
Huey Crewman PDF a poem by CE Bill Rettenmund, 162 AHC

Operation Dewey Canyon II/ Lam Son 719 PDF By Ron Pozin 

The Easter Offensive in 1972 - the Battle of Kontum by Lt. Col. John G. "Jack" Heslin (U.S.Army, retired)

Viet Nam Moments PDF by John Galkiewicz 281st AHC Assn

Flight and Survival Training PDF by Robert Anderson

Aliens in Vietnam PDF by Dennis O. Wilson Alligator 25, 119th AHC - 1970

Smiling Tiger 183 Shot Down PDF by Glenn Salger

A "Deans" Slick Pilot's Story PDF by Colonel David A. Measels, U.S. Army (Retired), 120th Aviation Company, August 1966 – February 1968

The Ashau Mission PDF by Norm Urban, Captain, USMC ret

We are just on loan PDF by Johnny Hutcherson - door gunner - D Troop 3/5 Cav. - Vietnam 1968

Operation Bright Light PDF November Ranger, 75th Inf, 61st AHC 1st AVN Brigade by Clifford E. White

In order to be Old and Wise, One must first be Young and Stupid PDF By Ronald P. (Phil) Marshall 237th Medical Detachment (Helicopter Ambulance) Camp Evans and Quang Tri, Vietnam 1969

Three Hundred Sixty Five Days PDF by Paul T. Kearns

LZ Brick PDF by Mike Peterson

Miss America Visits The Nam PDF by Dorcey Wingo

Wingman Down PDF by James "Bud" Hartman

SEAL Mission PDF by Eric Bray

Ash and Trash Missions (162 AHC) PDF by Eric Bray

All in A Day's Work PDF (UTTHC, 1963) by Charlie Ostick

Purple Heart Day (UTTHC, 1963) PDF by Charlie Ostick

Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) PDF by Charlie Ostick

A Story of Ap Bac (UTTHC, 1963) PDF by Charlie Ostick

Michelin Plantation PDF by Tony Lazzarini

Deuce and a Dime, PDF by CW4 Thomas H. Nadeau, U.S. Army (ret.)

Infantry Battalion Support “Ash and Trash” (Not Really) PDF by: Charlie Ostick

Flying the Huey All Alone PDF by Eric Bray

Kiowas in RVN PDF by Roger DeWiitt

How the Huey got its name PDF by Charlie Ostick

UTT in '62 & '63 PDF by Charlie Ostick

Another George the Monkey Story PDF by Bruce Ruks

Lessons Learned Night Flying in the Delta PDF by Eric Bray

East POL at Cu Chi PDF by Bobbie G. Pedigo, LTC AR (Ret)

Thanksgiving 1967 PDF by Donald S. Lewis, CW3 AR (Ret)

Hovering Loach PDF by Bruce E. Carlson author of Red Bird Down

Hang Loose PDF by Mark O. Hayes, 188th AHC, Blackwidow 14

HEROES: THE 'VULTURES' OF VIETNAM PDF by Robert M. "Bob" Shine, "Vulture 17" 162nd Assault Helicopter Company 1968-1971.  

Air Medal with V PDF by CW-2 Bernardo S. Paez

Shot Down In Vietnam PDF by CW-2 Bernardo S. Paez  

Jim PDF by Tony Geishauser  

MEKONG COWBOYS "SKID MARKS" PDF by Thomas Nesbitt, former Captain 335th Assault Helicopter Co

Just a Few Words About the Seawolves PDF by Dick Knott (author of “Fire From The Sky”)

Getting Shot Down PDF by Adolf “Frenchy” Viol

THE SAGA OF THE PLEIKU SIX, R&R and a wedding PDF By Mike Sheuerman

Wreckage of Dreams PDF by Brian Lambie

Bad Boys PDF by Captain Methane

My Third Trip to Pleiku PDF by Bernardo S. Paez

Montagnard Memories PDF by Bernardo S. Paez

My Flight, Into the Twilight Zone PDF by Jim Eskildsen

A Few Memories of a Old Vulture 407th TC 1965-1966 PDF by Marty Wright

A TINS a preview of a new novel PDF by Bruce E. Carlson

A Few Good Men PDF by Michael J. Brokovich B/4/77 ARA (1969)

Covering MEDEVAC Maniacs PDF

The Crash of the Pusher in Cambodia - Tail #66-19114 PDF By Clifford J.Morley

Speech at the 2000 VHPA Reunion in Washington, DC, July 2000 PDF by Joe Galloway

The Odyssey: Strafed In A Jungle Shootout PDF by Clifford J. Morley

The Odyssey: Chinook Bomber of C/228 ASHC 1 CAV PDF by Clifford J. Morley

I. G. INSPECTION IN RVN PDF by Bruce E. Carlson

Maintenance Operations in the 162nd Aviation Company 1969-1970 PDF written and compiled by Larry Tabert

Bad Day at Quan Loi: The Loss of Crimson Tide 106 PDF  

162nd AHC war stories.  This is a PKZIP file and requires that you save it to your computer before opening it.

RVN 1968 with 68 AHC PDF by Douglas S. Decker

Chinook MEDEVAC from Nui Ba Den 18 August 1968 PDF by Gary Roush, 242 ASHC Muleskinners

Smitty and the Colonel PDF by Mike Sheuerman Panther 15

Chickenman PDF by Ira Will McComic

Clouds Parting Over Pleiku PDF by CW2 Bernardo S. Paez

I Still Look Up PDF by Norman (Norm) Wallace B Co 1/69 Armor RVN 1967-1969

RESCUE 18 March 1972 PDF by Ben VanEtten while with Air America

Picking up Dead Bodies by CW2 Bernardo S. Paez, A & B Companies, 4th Avn Bttn., 4th Inf. Div, July 1966-67

Sir Charles’s Aerial AmbushThe Helicopter Trap PDF by James R. "Tony" Spletstoser
Ground Attack on Cu Chi Base Camp 26 February 1969 PDF by Gary B. Roush, Pilot for 242 ASHC Muleskinners
Before I Forget PDF by Barry Grimm 128 AHC, II FFV and 650 TC Det
Thumb in the Eye PDF by Peter Luban
Near Miss PDF by Peter Luban
Many Never Got Medals PDF by Barry Grimm 128 AHC, II FFV and 650 TC Det 

CAT EYES AT 3000 FEET: A HOOK TINS PDF by CLIFFORD J. MORLEY B/228th ASHB MAY 1968 to MAY 1969 1st CAV, C/228th ASHB JAN 1970 to SEP 1970 1st CAV 

The Rescue of Dustoff 65 PDF by Tim Lickness, C/2/502, 101st Abn Div

A Good Day PDF by then Captain William P. Dillon The 4th ID D troop 1/10 Cav

One In a Million by H. Morgan Miller A/3/17 Cav

The Saga of Captain America DMZ Dustoff 713 by Phil Marshall DMZ Dustoff 711

Flares, Fog & Faith The true story of how a “dustoff” pilot earned the Medal of Honor. By MAJ. GEN. Patrick Brady, U.S. Army (Ret.) As published in the American Legion Magazine August 2007.

A Briefly Attired Mission By Michael J. Walsh (Hustler 29) 4th Avn. Bn, 4th Inf. Div. Camp Enari - Hensel AAF Jan. 68 - Jan. 69

Feathered Flight By Michael J. Walsh (Hustler 29) 4th Avn. Bn, 4th Inf. Div. Camp Enari - Hensel AAF Jan. 68 - Jan. 69

Inexperience at Work

CH-37 at Cam Rahn Bay by Ted Jenkins

Adventures of a Navy Ensign by Roger W. Ek, Seawolf 25

Air America Evacuation by Marius Burke, Air America helicopter pilot 63-75

CHUCK HUNTING IN THE U-MINH From the book “HITS THROUGH THE CHIN BUBBLE!” 05-26-96 CHAPTER 12 by James Spletstoser

Air America's Black Helicopter, The secret aircraft that helped the CIA tap phones in North Vietnam by James R. Chiles

June 24, 1967 by Spider door gunner Dick CHERRY BOY Detra

21 Days in the Bush Alone by former LLDB Sgt Cu'Van Nguyen with Tony Spletstoser 

My Sixty Second Hero by Angus Macaulay

There was no billboard that said “WELCOME TO LAOS ” with Steve Woods, Keith Shafer, Jerry Graff and Wayne "Doc Gordie" Gorden written by Phil Marshall

RECON MISSION, A Recon mission of the NVA truck park near the Loas/Vietnam DMZ, by Nguyen Cu' van, Former Army Republic of Viet Nam Special Forces Sargeant, with Tony (O^ng con Cop) Spletstoser.  

 

Unit Histories

Expanded History of 162nd AHC 1965 - 1972 PDF by Stan Gause

Unit History PDF for D Troop 17th U.S. Cavalry, The Shield of Deterence, 1972-1973

213th Aviation Company (ASHC) History PDF from 1 April 1969 to 30 June 1969 by James S. Purnell

162nd Assault Helicopter Company History PDF by Stan Gause

162 AHC videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JEVaXvurm4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKQ--eE5pKY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnTBj_CHX3w

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