by rattlerfir | Nov 9, 2019 | Guestbook |
to John Mateyko, I was the crew chief, on that mission, if I remember right, we had a counterweight shot off, and it took a portion of blade off. I remember snake doctor coming in with blade sticking through door. best I can remember, my gunner and I set up perimeter...
by rattlerfir | Nov 9, 2019 | Guestbook |
this message is for Ron Seabolt, John Mateyko, thought I should mention, if my memory serves me right. when snakedocter brought back a blade, they put it through the door opening, not sure, but that is what I remember.
by rattlerfir | Nov 8, 2019 | Guestbook |
Fifty-four years ago today(November 8, 1965) I was flying co-pilot with Pat Gwaltney. We were shot down while escorting an Air Force HH-43 on a med-evac mission supporting the 173rd Airborne Brigade in Operation Hump. If you were the crew chief or gunner of 925, or in...
by rattlerfir | Oct 19, 2019 | Guestbook |
I was at s fundraising event tonight at Pechanga Casino in Temecula California. The celebrity guest this year was Loretta Swit so the event organizer, a Marine Vietnam Vet, asked us to were our jungle fatigues. Of course I had my Americal patch on my uniform. A...
by rattlerfir | Aug 11, 2019 | Guestbook |
It is with sadness that I report the death of Angelina Silva Elisbee at the Walmart in El Paso, TX. She is the sister of our own Tomas Silva. May she rest with our Lord in His Kingdom.