Rattler/Firebird Guestbook
Tracy Ruis Kennedy [E-mail]
Former: Enlisted Other with Company A/501st Aviation Battalion
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Hello, I'm looking for any vets that may have known my dad, Dale Ruis, SP4 E4. Dad passed Aug 2017 and after a trip to Vietnam in 2024 I'm embarking on a research project to find out more about his time there. He never spoke of it. He may have been a helicopter mechanic or gunner. He received a purple heart for a minor shrapnel injury to his leg during hostile fire. His life was profoundly impacted by his experience, and I'd like to get to know him better by understanding that time in his life. If you can help, please email me at tracyimmel@hotmail.com. Thank you!
April 18, 2025 - Redmond, WA United States
stephen J tanner [E-mail]
Former: Officer Pilot with Company A/501st Aviation Battalion
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Welcome Home Brothers The 196th Light Infantry Brigade (196th.org) is having a reunion in Pittsburgh, PA 7-24thru7-29 2025. I am pretty sure your unit did the Eagle Flights for Operations Attleboro, Cedar Falls and Junction City. Please join us (500 attendees) for fellowship, conversation plus dinner reservations.
February 21, 2025 - McCutchenville, OH United States
greg arndt [E-mail]
Former: Enlisted Door Gunner with 71st Assault Helicopter Company
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55 years ago today we lost the Firebird crew of Crosby, Howes, Rodriquez and Wayne Allen. Still a sad day.
January 10, 2025 - huntsville, alabama USA
Frederick l Smith [E-mail]
Former: Enlisted Crew Chief with Company A/501st Aviation Battalion
Call sign: firebird 1
i do not know, if this is an old message. your brother, was my gunner, on a number of missions, he was one hell of a man
July 13, 2024 - rochelle, Illinois United States