Circa 1965-1966

Photo provided by Larry McCune

Larry McCune, Jerry Ireland, Terry Gwinn, and the tall one on the right is unknown (From left to right in the picture). It was taken in 1966 at Soc Trang

Photo provided by Lynn Patterson

John Wayne w/ 120 th. A.H.C (HOG)

Photo provided by Lynn Patterson

Lynn Patterson

Photo provided by Lynn Patterson

Lynn Patterson at Na Trang

Photo provided by Lynn Patterson

Lynn Patterson in front of T-Bird hootch

Photo provided by Jerry Turner, Warrior 25, 1965-66

PFC Clayborn,Major L. on the left and the CE in the middle is WO Richard Craig and Bill Hitch on the right in front of Warrior 26

Dion Miller A-101 Warrior 26 Soc Trang May 1965

Three photos that were just found, including Warrior 26, I haven' seen any other photos of "my aircraft" on the web site, it was new in the picture. Middle picture Pilot on right is W-1 Ronald R. Freeman (first tour)

Photo by David W. Hutchison Jr.

Ann Margaret and Lt. Dave Hutchison (on left) - "Escort Officer"

Photo by David W. Hutchison Jr.

"Note the skids"

Photo by David W. Hutchison Jr.

"Thanksgiving Day, 1965"

Photo by David W. Hutchison Jr.

David W. Hutchison Jr.

Photo by David W. Hutchison Jr.

"Up in the mornin'...out on the job"

Photo by David W. Hutchison Jr.

The "Gang"

Photo by David W. Hutchison Jr.

"Reusable Container" that should "not be destroyed"

Photo by David W. Hutchison Jr.

Jerry Wofford & Dave Hutchison "canoeing", Vi Tanh

Photo by David W. Hutchison Jr.

Dan Reagan & I in front of "The Alamo" just after I painted it.

Photo by David W. Hutchison Jr.

A direct hit on the latrine

Photo by David W. Hutchison Jr.

"3 75mm holes"

Photo by David W. Hutchison Jr.

"Note: This hit right under the tail boom."

Photo by David W. Hutchison Jr.

Rodger Nale says, I WAS IN THE HOOTCH, although not in the room that was hit, and certainly not conscious (at least awake) when the attack started. (see my pictures of the damaged latrine, hangar area, tail boom and horizontal stabilizer, and "do not destroy" canister).

Photo by David W. Hutchison Jr.

"Dave"

Photo by Jerry Turner, Warrior 25

These were taken in 1965, probably August or September '65, upper left I'm pointing at a bullet hole in the nose of my A/C, upper right at the controls,

lower left, pointing at another bullet hole, lower right my self and Joe Thibodeaux. Young and dumb!!

Photo by Ed Schmelzer

Photo by Jerry Turner, Warrior 25

Photos of the aftermath of a mid air collision that happened in mid 1965 at Vi Tanh. We were on a CA out of Vi Tanh, carrying ARVN troops, we had already made a couple of lifts to the LZ, when we were taking off on another troop lift, the aircraft in front of us apparently lost power or lift and we ran into the tail boom/tail rotor of that aircraft. The photos show the result of that collision, my guess is that we were 25 to 50 feet in the air. I was AC on this mission and Jerry "Rip" Ireland was my Pilot, Jerry was flying at the time, we had just switched off, since I had flown the previous lift. The aircraft that we hit was from the 121st, I don't remember the crew member's names. There were no American casualties, but a bunch of ARVNs were killed and injured, both aircraft had full loads and there were troops lined up along the road getting ready for the next lift.

Photo by Jerry Turner, Warrior 25

The top left photo shows the Warrior A/C upside down, with me still in it, the rest of the crew had already evacuated the aircraft, the top right photo shows the AC still upside down, and I'm still trapped inside, with some one trying to help, the bottom left photo shows the "Flying Tiger" A/C that we hit, the bottom right photo show me leaving the area at high speed, having finally freed myself from the cockpit. Jerry Ireland is standing with his back to the camera, I don't know who the crew member is trying to move the troops back (By the way, the engine is still running, and the fuel cell is now above it!).

Provided By Dion H.Miller

The top photo is Ron Crotty, right the guy on the left holding the flag is Charlie Poulton. I (Dion) can remember the incident where the two guys dropped down and grabbed the enemy flag.

In lower picture.

I can't remember his real name but his nick name was WORM. Why we called him that I don't know. This was his second tour. His first tour was in 1964 at a Plei Ku (sp). He was an Armorer as I recall. That's the only picture I've ever seen of WORM. Like I said I can't remember his real name. He had beet red hair.

Chuck Slezak

Provided By Dion H.Miller

Photos from Soc Trang 1965, first is labeled Christmas, second photo is Captain Thompson, center. he was XO under Maj. Wayne Dutton, we need help in identifying the other two people in the second photo.