FORTY YEAR A/101 AVN REUNION

A101 40th Anniversary Reunion - 22 April through 24 April 2005

Forty years ago this year (1965) was the first time that an Assault Helicopter Company of the 101st Airborne was committed to combat. It was the first time since WWII that any unit from the 101st had been committed to combat. It was done in the form of Company A, 101st Aviation Battalion, 101st Airborne Division which very quickly became know as the "Warriors and Thunderbirds".

Reunion Co Host were Jerry Turner, Ken Harmon, Ron Crotty and Ed O'Quinn

40th Anniversary Morning Report

Jerry Turner

Ken Harmon

Ed O'Quinn

Joe Thibodeaux

Ron Crotty

Chuck Slezak

Ed Schmelzer

Jerry Wofford

Richard Hanson

Wayne Nippert

Jim Cogan

Michael Gouch

Jim Flippen

John Gianvittorio

ROBERT S. (Bob) LaMONTE

Roger Nale

Mike Wells

Ken Pelfrey

John Harris

Norman Vandal

Dave Lorimer

Dave Hutchison

Lowell Eneix & Scratch

Robin Miller

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