1st Air Cavalry Division Airmobile - An Khe Vietnam (1966)
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- Staff Film Report 66-2AVietnam - Combat And Other Activity, December 1965 - 502D Battalion, 101St Airborne Division, 1St Air Cavalry Divi- Sion, 229 Aviation Battalion And Support Command, And Army Chaplain Action.
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My brother was Lt Richard Hogarth, 1st Cavalry Division, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry, A Company. KIA 6 May 1966. Would love to hear any stories you care to share. Proud of all of you!! Forever heroes!!
My Uncle was Crew Chief in 1971. Unfortunately he went down KIA in Phuoc Long. 4 men died from a rocket to the fuel cell. Pilot lived blown out the front of what was left of the windshield. I wish I had some pics of him in country. His name was Bill Malone from Waco Texas.
Sgt Curtis Carter 1/7th Cav, 1st Cav Div. Wow this brings back memories. Ia Drang, Bong Son, etc. Sin City was the High Point!
My old man was 11th Air assault, ft Bennington ‘64 which turned into the 1st Air Cav. He was the 1st team in 1965, weapons chief 1/9th. In fact he and a couple hundred other guys cut the airfield at An Khe out with machetes! They called it the golf course...
Thank you for the post
Fort "Benning" actually was the name, not Bennington (honest error) Ft. Benning is in Georgia. And like you said, home to the birth of the Air Cav with all its "inner" components, Troop Transport, Medical Evacuation (aka Medi-Vac) and Attack/Assault Helicopters equipped with various fixed armament, mini guns, tube Artillary (2.75FF Rockets) and the door gunners M60 that fired down out his cabin during missions. Of course later on in the war, mechanics, Crew Chiefs & Gunners would design new, deadlier weapons configurations to improve (or take place) of the old weapon systems, especially after newer/stonger Huey transmission models where coming in to battle, more horse power, more weight it can lift & carry!!..
(In Memory of Spc4 Jimmy Pruitt, US Army 1st Cav 2ndBN/20th Aerial Rocket Artillary 65/67)....
My dad was there at that time
@@earlwright9715 if hes alive tell him i said "Welcome Home" uncle Wright!
@@mikepruitt9935 he is still thank god and will! He had to handle agent orange there because he was in 1st cavalry. Something chemical battalion and got cancer related to agent orange. He's okay. I could send you pictures of him there if you give me an email. I wish I knew how to share them here!
I served with the Cav. from July 66 to July 67. I was an ammo supply specialist with the First Forward Platoon of the 15th. Supply and Service Bn. Spent ten months of my tour on the Cambodian border, L.Z. Hammond, L.Z. Uplift and L.Z. Montezuma, etc.
My Dad SPC4 Jimmy Pruitt US Army 1st Cav 2/20th {Aerial Rocket Artillery} was here in 1966 An Khe wich was his base camp...
I was worth a second and 20th in 70 and 71 our headquarters base camp was At phouch vine At that time
I was here in 1968 on a TDY assignment. I was badly injured but there was no mention of me ever being in An Khe since I volunteered for the assignment while stationed in Quy Nhon.. The record keeping by the army was sad to say the least. Agent Orange was sprayed in and around this area during my assignment and I just recently got specific proof since the army states that no agent Orange was sprayed at that time. I also now have proof that the area in and around Quy Nhon was also given a covering of Agent Orange while I was there. I am now 69 years old and my body is showing what the Agent Orange will do to a body but the army(VA) still refuses any acknowledgment and denies the information I have found. I was always proud to have served my country but that pride has turned into outright hate for the VA and how they try to get out of helping us Vets who were subject to agent orange.
+John Houston John, I have a friend Elidio Mateus who was wounded in 68' and was with the 1st Air Cav. He recieves bennys from the VA for his agent orange exposure. You should talk directly to the person in charge of your VA. This VA is in Leeds, Massachusettes. Good luck and I'm proud of all you brave people who have served; I remember the nightly news showing footage from Nam, and it was THEN I stopped playing "war" outside with my friends. ( I'm 54 )
+James Edwards Thanks James! I really appreciate you taking the time to comment on my situation. I am working with a new VA rep now and he feels sure that I should be able to get at least a partial percentage claim okayed by the VA Administration although it will take time. Reminds me of when I was in the Army...it was always "Hurry up and wait"!
129th AHC was 7 miles nw of Qui Nhon. We sprayed agent orange in the area and there is photo evidence you may obtain if it would help your case. Look at 129th AHC on FB. Were in direct support of ROK "Tiger" Division.
Thank you for your brave service, I pray you receive the medical help you need soon, Agent Orange the TRUTH will come out.
My dad was there 65-66, spec4 with a radio- he said that shit immediately dissolved his radio straps (imagine THAT hump outbound), everybodies boot laces and any cloth rifle straps, web gear, etc.. That couldn't have been good for anybody. My Dad helped start the case in the 80's in Florida for the case against it. His name is Ron Whitenack and he is currently dying from cancer throughout over 90% of cancer in his body. He never even smoked. I'm working on a letter to spread out for him to get a stripe back before they put him in Arlington, he got cluster fucked by a Major that AWOLd him even though he was a SGT and didn't need a pass- at least he has a copy of the log he signed in and out of for proof. Who do I send that complaint to besides "Dept of the Army?"
My father deployed with them to Vietnam. A Combat Engineer assisted in the building. Thanks for sharing the video
My father was in the 84th Combat Engineers company B 1966. He often talked about Camp Radcliff
and the graded runway planks.
I posted here a couple years ago or so but, just wanted to give thanks and a Welcome Home to all the boys (and nurses!) Who where blessed to make it back, and an even bigger Salute to the 50k (plus) KIA/MIA who didnt make it home, physically anyways...Welcome Home guys!
My uncle was kia in SouthVietnam, Central Highlands , near Pleiku mid-3 1968 , tail end of TET! 10 days before my 11th bday .
Knew some of my friends bros. , and neihbors sons, and some from my church congration , later some who wre vets , sent there from 65 to 69. Came back changed!
Thanks
Wow,I found this and my Dad was there at this exact time,wish he was still alive.
Yeah, me too. My old man was a crew-chief/door-gunner with the 2nd squadron, 1st Cav out of Camp Enari/Dragon Mountain outside of Pleiku in support of the 4th Infantry. He survived being shot down, but in the end, I think he saw too many young men lose their lives and I think it scarred him for life. He went back and did a second tour, I don't know why, but some people say that the guys who went back did it because they had survivor's guilt and wanted to die. I don't know. I miss my dad though; he was a good man.
Sorry to hear.My dad only did one tour and tried talking his buddy out of going back but he was killed a little more then a month after getting back.
I hear ya James, my Dad passed away in 1993, severe PTS & Alcoholism caused him to commit suicide. Today, the internet runs strong & has so much footage of our Dads time in Vietnam. Like your Dad, mine was with the 1st Cav's 2nd Battalion/20th Aerial Rocket Artillery unit, a Fire Support company of armed Hueys, not considered Aviation, but still "Artillery" hence the the name "Aerial Artillery"....Direct Fire support.. Like yours & all Vietnam Vets, My dad, SPC4 Jimmy Pruitt is our generations hero's...
BREAKS my HEART all of you lost your FATHERS, they were BRAVE MEN TO BE in VIETNAM. I THANK ALL OF THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE.
@@mikepruitt9935 sorry to hear that, my dad had some troubles also and got cancer from handling agent orange there!
WE WENT THERE IN 9/1965 BRINGING UP AMMO,FUEL C-RATIOS,..WE SPENT A FEW WEEKS UNLOADING. AS SOON AS YOU TOP THE ROAD TO AN KHE OUR PUP TENTS WERE ON THE EAST SIDE OF AIR PORT ,NEXT TO BIG BUNKER .
That was my home 65 and 66 division headquarters it was quite an experience I lost eight buddies there myself I was safe in division headquarters thanks to a letter of accommodation from my first sergeant Fort Lewis Washington
My dad was there at HQ same time with Aviation Support. Went over on the Boxer. We have one or two carousels of slides showing the transit and landing at Qhi Nhon.
Amazing footage, thank you to AIRBOYD for sharing it here.
Just finished reading Robert Mason's excellent Vietnam War book, 'Chickenhawk' and thought it would be interesting to see if there was much about 1st Air Cav from the time he wrote about...and voila' - here is this excellent documentary,
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Interestingly, the Skycrane footage - I have fought bushfires under one of the Erickson Skycranes (Malcolm) - an amazing aircraft in this day and age and many of my fellow firey's didn't believe me when I said the airframes for the water bombers were originally from the early '60's! They certainly are incredible to behold when they're releasing several truckloads of retardant in one hit!!
Cheers.
I read that book, too. Probably 20 years ago. Great book. Proudly have it in my book case.
I was there MCB-6 , 1966.
I was with D co 227 1967 from Anke too Bong Son LZ Dog later we move too Camp Carroll 68 welcome home to all who serve at those places and made it back home to the families of the guys who lost their lives God Bless you always keep them alive with in you I will never forget my friends that I made while serving. There Go Cav
I was 1st cavalry 105 howitzer air mobile ankhe vietnam 65 to 67
salute to all vietnam vets
Does anyone remember major Frank Richard Acosta? 227th Company D
I came here in August 1965 SP5 Jose A. Justiniano
FIL was 1st battalion 12th Cav,
Read CHICKENHAWK by Robert Mason. He was a Slick pilot flying combat missions from Ane Khe.
I was a tunnel rat Binh-Duong
Thanks for your service. I know an old marine that was also. His name is Billy Dill from Alabama
I would like to hear your story! god protect the veterans.
Anyone know info on John (Timmy) Shanks, 1st Cav 65 to 68, relative and looking for information, he came back but don't know much about his journey- from Norfolk, Virginia, ended in Texas as far as i know. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
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My dad was 1/12th, Charlie company 65-66; I am looking for any footage with Charlie company please.
Snoops dad served in the 1st in 68 in an khe
Museum?!...was there a calliope and kettle corn?!
My grandfather is Col. Jack Cranford did anyone in the chat know him? I would love to talk with any of you who did.
Are you serious? Your Grandfather was legendary. I've read quite a bit on him. I did not know him, most that would have likely passed, or they are getting close.
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My Wife's Best friends father who passed some years back was Battalion S-3 in the summer of 66. Your Grandfather was part of a very famous race, at night, between a Huey and a Chinook. I can' recall who piloted each but the Chinook overshot a turn by quite a bit and still won.
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so basically they just unloaded their ammo at the tree line not aiming at the enemy, not knowing what they hit if anything else than trees. Landing in the dark before dawn might have been the better option.
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