Harold Bowen

If you haven’t read Terry Garlock’s article in the Nov newsletter, I urge you to do so immediately. It is an excellent synopsis of how the US broke our word and abandoned our allies in RVN. True, they were not always our greatest allies but, thanks to the...

frederick l smith

to John Mayteko, I talked to John Bracken, He was not on recovery ship, but he gave the name of thr crew chief. it is John Ek, also john told me the blade went through door as I had said, and was tied down with rope, hope this helps. and a happy veterans day to all of...

frederick l smith

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...

frederick l smith

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.

John Mateyko

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...