Just a note to tell you all i have bought a gun ship that was in you unit.
its ser #66-15078
it now resides here at 2646 w. Guadalupe rd Apache Junction Az 85120
I invite you all to come here and see her in person.
Thank you all for your service! email for pics coyotedav@aol.com
David Good
480-215-0505
Glad to see the site up and running again. Tried a few times in the last few months without success.
Not much gong on right now.
My son passed away from cancer on the 14th of Jan 2013 after serving 4 years on the U.S.S. Independence in the Gulf. We took his ashes back home to Hawaii in February and took him out on canoes and spread his ashes.
After spending 6.5 years in Vietnam including 3.5 years in Danang and Marble Mountains with I Corp Avn Co (Prov), the 172nd and 282nd, seem like I should have gone first.
Hope everyone else is doing will.
Nice to have you all back.
I received an email from Phil Marshall who informed me that one of our ships is being restored. The tail number is 64-14049. You can go to this link and check out a little of the history of the ship. The link is: http://www.americanhuey369.com. If you would like any more info I guess you could email Phil at dmz.dustoff@yahoo.com.
Thanks to Ray Boyle for all this information . Nice to hear some of the names again. Watched one of the videos , I am the one holding the little boy by the chopper. I was the supervisor of the airframe repair shop. I and my crew including Ray patched up your ships so you could keep flying. Lots of memories some good some bad. I am living in Brigham City Utah. Pleas write back. And thanks agin Ray for hooking me up with this Web Sight. Dennis (Tin Bender )
Glad to see new web site up and running. I understand that the old hog (rocket ship) wa not destroyed or left in Nam.. It's supposidly is being refitted and restored to tour the country. I got the info from Bill Wilson who was the crew chief and I the gunner. WOuld be nice to visit the old girl again.
Wow, like Tom Pullen said, great job and glad to be able to see how everybody is doing. Last Fall we lost a member from my hometown, Dick Dwyer. I flew a lightship mission with him in early 1969 and he rotated soon after. I was sent a video from a friend about Lam Son: Military Channel http://www.military.com/video/operations-and-strategy/vietnam-war/vietnam-in-hd-operation-lam-son-719/1270776590001/ there are a few pictures of the 282nd AHC ships. I guess that's where our old Huey #529 still is.