Pictures below are aircraft damaged by rocket attack at Camp Enari
This is no way to treat cobra gunships.  They are supposed to inflict damage not sustain it.

This tail assembly was one of the larger pieces of the LOH it used to be.
Glad to report that no one was hurt during this attack.

Pictures below are aircraft damaged by rocket attack at Camp Enari
This is no way to treat cobra gunships.  They are supposed to inflict damage not sustain it.

Downing Heliport, Ft. Wolters, TX :  Training for future adventures.

Not all our aircraft were helicopters.  This U6 Beaver was part of the units complement in 1967-68.  It was used for  transporting personnel.  Mostly VIP  transport, but I did get to ride in it once.  Believe that it was taken from us and assigned to another unit, just don’t know where it went or why.Gary Luke
Today as an Air Conditioning Tycoon

Jim Hamilton
Another of those brave lads who not only worked on the OH6 but flew in it as an observer.  Picture in left was taken when he first got to Unit Picture on right is six months into his tour when he was a seasong veteran.  Good soldier, great observer, and a very nice guy.  Currently resides in Pacific Nortwest.

Jim Hamilton
Another of those brave lads who not only worked on the OH6 but flew in it as an observer.  Picture in left was taken when he first got to Unit Picture on right is six months into his tour when he was a seasong veteran.  Good soldier, great observer, and a very nice guy.  Currently resides in Pacific Nortwest.

1968 again, on the way to the shower.

Jose Martinez
A short series, picture on left taken in 1996.  Caught in the act of feasting on a prickly pear (watch out, he’s got a knife and a good appetite).
Picture on right taken in 1968 in front of quarters at Camp Enari.

Lunch break.  The ladies usually got together for lunch break.  Usually in or near my quarters since I did not mind it and sometimes helped provide ingredients since I enjoyed some of the food prepared.

This lady worked for me.  She was hard working, did a great job, was a good cook, and had a fantastic sense of humor.

Jose Martinez
A short series, picture on left taken in 1996.  Caught in the act of feasting on a prickly pear (watch out, he’s got a knife and a good appetite).
Picture on right taken in 1968 in front of quarters at Camp Enari.

The Central Highlands were beautiful, but the red dirt was powder fine.  On landing or taking off the rotorblades would stir it up and it would take a long time to settle down again.  The UH1H in the picture was lead ship in our formation.  We had landed and shut down, dust is still in the air.   To the left of it another helicopter had just set down and the heavier dust cloud is billowing toward us.  At times it seemed we could walk to our aircraft ankle deep in mud and still raise a dust cloud when we started the helicopters.
Picture was taken through the plexiglass of huey I was in.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN
Not all transportatiion was state of the art.  Here is a farmer on the move.  These vehicles were common in the smaller towns and rural areas.  In urban area small motorcyles with cab attachments were the norm.

Robert Chase and Son
To know how Robert looked in Nam, look at his son.  Having both of them together like this is almost as good as having a then and now picture all in one.  Bob currently resides in North East.

Picture of me taken on ferry during R&R in Atami, Japan.  As I recall a young Japanese school girl offered to take my picture and I hammed it up.

Slick Pilot
Here is what we looked like as we did our jobs. Dedicated young men going about our duties, Pilot, Crewchief, Door Gunner, each had his job to do and took pride in doing it right.

Don’t know this young mans name,  but I do know that he was a professional in the truest sense of the word.

Photo provided by Jim Hamilton

TH55’s at Downing Heliport, Ft. Wolters, Tx.  This is where it all started.  These are the helicopters we learned to fly in.

This is one ticket we all looked forward to.

By Jose Martinez

1967 at Ft Knox. These may all be from A Troop.  I’ve got some names here.  Can you help sort them out?
Front Row, left to right,  Walter Carl, Ron Shultz (KIA),  ?,  ?
Second Row, Left to Right, Richard Dressler,  Jim Ehrhart, Dan Beckerdite, Wayne Levesque, ?
Standing, Jerome Kische, ? , Robert Yontz, James Groover, ?