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162nd Assault Helicopter Company - "Vultures, Copperheads"
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Click here to visit the 162nd Assault Helicopter Company Click here to read a history of the 162nd courtesy of Stan Gause Click here to view a 162nd AHC tribute video on YouTube |
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Patches and insignia of the 162nd AHC Images courtesy of Eric Bray |
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Vietmade company patch with addition of pilot call-sign. STS sttod for ' Slicker than Sh*t Image courtesy of John Jones |
Beercan Version of standard company patch Image courtesy of John Jones |
Beercan Version of Gun Platoon Patch. Image courtesy of John Jones |
Warrant officer Roy. A. Leston, VULTURE 29 Image courtesy of John Jones |
Image courtesy of John Jones |
Vulture 29 W01 Jim Ewart Image courtesy of Jim Ewart, 162 AHC. Vulture 29, Can Tho 69-70, WORWAC 69-21-Red Hats |
Short final to Can Tho ( North Swamp) Image courtesy of Jim Ewart |
Vulture living quarters (Can Tho) Image courtesy of Jim Ewart |
Look inside one of the tents. Image courtesy of Jim Ewart |
2nd. Platoon pilots Image courtesy of Jim Ewart |
WO's Rigney, Ewart, Good Image courtesy of Jim Ewart |
Swift Boats at Seafloat ( Nam Can) Image courtesy of Jim Ewart |
Leaving Nam Can with Navy personnel Image courtesy of Jim Ewart |
WOs Rigney & Good Image courtesy of Jim Ewart |
Vultures departing Ca Mau on C.A. Image courtesy of Jim Ewart |
Nam Can ( I believe) Image courtesy of Jim Ewart |
Cement Factory Image courtesy of Jim Ewart |
Good Night Can Tho Image courtesy of Jim Ewart |
The Ash & Trash Flight Line Unschedueled Maint. Team from l to r standing: Richard (Chino) Thompson, Wayne E. Thomas, David Holt,Larry Cox, top l to r: Charlie Hott, James Warren. Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
Lt. Larry Tabert (Maint.Officer) coming out of Operations. Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
Wayne Thomas working out with his concrete buckets. Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
Co. Area Entrance at Can Tho, Operations in back ground. Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
Ship that crashed just outside the Berm, It was the first Flight for Maint. Team Leader Greg Price when he went to Flight Platoon, he came back to Maint. Also this will be the same ship through out these Images. Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
David Holt Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
Charlie Hott Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
David Holt Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
Harry Oranje Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
James Warren Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
Jerry Dean Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
Jim Bishop Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
WO William Jimmis Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
SP5 George Small Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
PFC Joe Harbison Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
WO Paul Fretts Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
SP4 Russel Scheaffer Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
WO Eric Bray Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
SP4 Gary Wingarten Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
CPT William Howell Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
WO Dennis Bankson Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
WO Leroy Dike Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
SP4 Bill Clark Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
Newspaper article Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
WO1 Laurence - KIA Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
WO1 O'Connor - KIA Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
WO1 Spence - KIA Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
SP5 Dillon - KIA Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
SP4 Larry Dietz - KIA Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
This is the Australian Vietnam War Memorial with engraving of a flight of 162nd Helicopters picking up troops from the Australian army in 1967. Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
Early 162nd AHC Gunship (Copperheads) Nose Art '67-'68. Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
KIA – WO1 Robert Colatruglio Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
KIA - SP4 Brian Murray Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
Example of a Copperhead Plaque given to ACs as they reached their DEROS and stopped flying. Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
Bray, Good, Rasmussen [DAT], Ewart (back row) Jimmis (kneeling) Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
Sandoz, Melville, Bennet, Taylor, Grote, & Hammonds Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
Last Copperhead Gunship Pilots at unit stand down 4/72 Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
Multiple exposure time lapse photography! Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
A really important supply mission - You notice the door gunner is “guarding” the supplies with his trusty M-60! Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
Setting sun in background by Montgomery Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
Morning Sun Rising by Stan Gause Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
Morning Mist by Pilkinton Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
WO1 James Bruhn - KIA Image courtesy of Eric Bray |
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