More detail on this person: Chuck Brda
Dear Brothers of the 240th AHC: With my deepest
condolences to the Brda family, I would like to
inform you that one of are Aviators has passed.
Chuck Brda died on July 17, 2006. Chuck's loving
sister, Bonnie, told me that he served in the
240th in 1969-70. Chuck's career went on to span
21 years in the United States Army before he
retired. Bonnie told me that Chuck was very proud
of his service to his country. Please find a
letter written to me from his sister, Bonnie.
I would like to share some things about my
brother. His last address was Chipley, FL. Chuck
is survived by a son, Charley, and two sisters,
and I can not forget his loving and faithful
Sheltie, Jay-Jay. Chuck had been ill with a lung
disease. He retired in January of 2004 and moved
to Florida from Chicago. He joined the army in
1968 and went to Viet Nam for a year, 1969-1970.
Chuck came home with two purple hearts and
distinguished flying medal. He was assigned to Ft
Rucker for 1 yr. He then over his long career as a
Pilot he saw a lot of different Country's.
Thailand., Germany, Korea, and Panama. He had 2
jobs flying helicopters. after his retirement. He
loved flying but had too give it up because of his
health. Maybe someone that reads this can share
their experiences they had with my brother and
fill in the blanks about his time served with the
240th AHC. I hope this helps and thank you for
doing this for me and the rest of Chuck's family.
If any of the Brothers remember Chuck, please
e-mail his sister Ms. Bonnie at Crckb@aol.com. I
am sure she would love to hear from you. She was
trying to remember which year he served with the
240th. I'm sure from the roster I have it was
1969-70. One of the reasons these 240th AHC
websites were put up was to keep the 240th
Brothers and their families informed and a lot of
work went into them. This allows us as 240th AHC
Brothers to save and have our memories live on and
to never forget what each of us did for each other
while serving as Brothers in Arms. Once again my
deepest condolences to the Brda Family. May his
memory always be remembered God Bless all of
you,
From: Paul"Frenchy"LaChance 67-68 240th AHC
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