More detail on this person: My father entered
flight school as a captain and served in Vietnam
in at least two units, (I think in 71-72, although
he is listed in the E troop annual for 70-71 so he
may have been in the country for 70-71). His
units were: E troop 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry;
and Delta of the 227. In each outfit he flew
cobra gun-ships and he went by the call sign
"Harvey" after the drink Harvey Wallbanger. I do
not remember the exact dates he flew in each
outfit but those are the ones he talked about.
Also, I recently came across his reward for being
the first to solo in his flight class. It is a
trophy cup with his flight class name on it and
the notation "first solo" and the handles are made
out of ceramic "pin-up" girls. My mom mentioned
that someone there at the flight school made the
trophies but I don't recall the name. This information was last updated 05/18/2016
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