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.
by rattlerfir | Jul 25, 2019 | Guestbook |
The 196th Light Infantry Brigade will be having a reunion August 21-25 2019 at The Westin Hotel in Lombard IL. Attendance is usually around 700. Since you Rattlers/Firebirds worked with us a lot thought it might be of interest.
by rattlerfir | Jun 30, 2019 | Guestbook |
For any who haven’t already, it’s time to get our reservations in for the Mobile Reunion. Ron says we have a smaller block of rooms this time so we need reservations in early so Military Reunions can renegotiate for a larger block of rooms. Don’t...