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All in A Night's Work
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It was evening on January 12, 1971 in Phouc Vinh, Republic of Vietnam. I was assigned the night standby mission in support of the "Phouc Vinh Follies". This was the term that we aviators of Co C,…Continue
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Christmas in Vietnam
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I remember Christmas of 1970. I was stationed at Phouc Vinh, South Vietnam with C. Company, 227th Assault Helicopter Bn, 11th Combat Aviation Group, 1st Cavalry Division.On Christmas eve I went to…Continue
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"These stories mean a lot to your family. My dad didnt talk about Vietnam much. I didnt even realize what a Forward Air Controller was until I joined this site and vets starting giving me information. I was just 10 years old when he left so I…"
Charles L. Anderson replied to Charles L. Anderson's discussion All in A Night's Work"Teresa I'm glad you finally got the DFC awarded to your dad. It means a lot to me because of what it represents. I'll never forget that night. I feel compelled now, after all these years, to tell about some of these incidents because age…"
"Charles-Thank you for your wonderful story. A daughter of a Vietnam Vet I have been putting pieces of my dads story together. My father Capt. Duane Perkins-FAC USAF '67-'68 causually mentioned a few years back that he was awarded a…"
Geoff Colt replied to Charles L. Anderson's discussion All in A Night's Work"Hey Charles,
Great story as most civilians don't realize the War doesn't stop at sundown! I was there in '67 & '68 and we had more firefights in the middle of the night than we did in the day time! Your story also shows how…"
Charles L. Anderson posted a discussionAll in A Night's Work
It was evening on January 12, 1971 in Phouc Vinh, Republic of Vietnam. I was assigned the night standby mission in support of the "Phouc Vinh Follies". This was the term that we aviators of Co C, 227th AHB, 11th CAG, 1st Cavalry Division, used to describe air support of the various infantry units that provided base camp security. My crew and I pre-flighted our UH1H aircraft, loaded up on M-60 ammo, and then settled in to watch a movie on the outdoor "drive-in" movie screen in our Company area.…See More
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Capt. C.L. Anderson , US Army (Vietnam 1971)
"Charles, I have a few pictures I took in the hootch at Ninh Hoa, summer of '71. My e-mail is tcvennen@yahoo.com if you'd like I'll scan them.
Tom
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Ricardo Jacques left a comment for Charles L. Anderson"I seem to recall reading a book titled; The Headhunters in Vietnam.
The Vietnamese had a lot of fear of the 1st Cav.
With good reason, in that book, there was a part of where some in a unit of the 1st Cav found this NVA soldier with a bullet wound…"
Claudia Bartow replied to Charles L. Anderson's discussion Christmas in Vietnam"What a cool thing you did for those guys. You provided a piece of home in a place unlike what they knew. That had to make you feel like a million bucks! I am sure they remember what you did as their favortie Christmas story. …"
Charles L. Anderson posted a discussionChristmas in Vietnam
I remember Christmas of 1970. I was stationed at Phouc Vinh, South Vietnam with C. Company, 227th Assault Helicopter Bn, 11th Combat Aviation Group, 1st Cavalry Division.On Christmas eve I went to midnight mass and then down to our flight line. Since I was slated to fly on Christmas day, We thought it best to preflight our UH-1H aircraft the night before so that we could sleep in a bit on Christmas morning. When we arrived at the aircraft our crew chief and door gunner had already loaded up the…See More
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Capt. C.L. Anderson , US Army (Vietnam 1971)
Left photo was taken on the flight line at Ninh Hoa, South Vietnam. We were flying a mission in a UH1-H in support of the South Korean White Horse Division. Right photo was taken outside the BOQ "hootches" at Ninh Hoa. Rooms were OK but no hot and…
Claudia Bartow left a comment for Charles L. Anderson"Hello, Charles! welcome to the site. That is an awesome profile picture you have. I hope you will share some pilot stories with us in the forum.
Claudia"
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- At 8:41pm on April 28, 2012, Ricardo Jacques said…
I seem to recall reading a book titled; The Headhunters in Vietnam.
The Vietnamese had a lot of fear of the 1st Cav.
With good reason, in that book, there was a part of where some in a unit of the 1st Cav found this NVA soldier with a bullet wound in the head.
It was punishment for having fired on a helicopter of the 1st Cav.
That helicopter was being piloted by the CO.
Who got highly pissed and went searching.
When he found that NVA unit, he brought all that was available down on that NVA unit.
I have friends in the Marine Corps Air Wing and some flew in the crews of the helicopter in the Corps.
But nothing close to your helicopter.
- At 1:56pm on November 23, 2011, Claudia Bartow said…
Hello, Charles! welcome to the site. That is an awesome profile picture you have. I hope you will share some pilot stories with us in the forum.
Claudia
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