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CW4 Charles Restivo

Daleville, Alabama

Entry No: 453 | Posted: Mon 3 Mar 2008, 2:39am

I served two tours in Vietnam and occassionally a Viet vet, upon learning that I flew Hueys, would embrace me and say "thanks' you saved my ass several times. I'll never forget the sounds and smells of a UH-1. I'm proud of my flight time in a Huey.

Jason Tollefson

Zillah,WA

Entry No: 452 | Posted: Wed 27 Feb 2008, 5:04am

Hey Phil, Hope you like your ship. I helped put that aircraft together at Northwest.

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france

Entry No: 451 | Posted: Fri 22 Feb 2008, 1:08am

a real nice engine and website

M.G. "Huck" Huckabay

Las Vegas, NV

Entry No: 450 | Posted: Fri 22 Feb 2008, 0:02am

Great site! I haven't been all over it yet but I sure like what I've seen so far.

I'm looking for a warrant officer- Mr. Wilson- who I think was an instructor pilot in your unit in '69-'70. I was a controller in Phu Cat tower and he and I became friends. He would come over and take us up with him from time to time. I sure would like to establish contact with him. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Comments:
If anyone is able to help with Huck's enquiry, please submit your message through to us at Huey and we will forward any messages on to Huck. (Go to the 'Welcome' page and then down to 'Contact Us'). Thanks, Huey Team.

oliver n. ward

rocky hill,ct

Entry No: 449 | Posted: Sun 17 Feb 2008, 15:07pm

Served with the 129th ahc from 6-68 thru 10-68 as member of security platoon. At request of friend, crew chief sp5 arthur "bud" boehning I flew several ca missions as door gunner. It was quite an experience I never would have had if not for him. We had served together in the states with the 268th cab at grey army airfield, ft. hood, tx. and came over to rvn in april 1967. Hello to all members of 268th and 129th.oh yeah...my good friend Robert Lamb of Darien, who flew(door gunner)with the "cowboys" of the 335th ahc. We were "snake" and "mongoose" in basic at ft.knox,ky D-11/3 every man's a tiger...grrrrrrrrr!

Ivan Caicedo

Atlanta Georgia.

Entry No: 447 | Posted: Fri 15 Feb 2008, 20:01pm

I love your helicopter. Congratulations for such a beautiful piece of art.

Tom Kahlert

Alabama USA

Entry No: 446 | Posted: Thu 14 Feb 2008, 1:37am

God Bless you all and thank you for reminding everyone what the Huey did for those of who were in Vietnam. I was an 0-1 Bird Dog pilot with the 219th RAC in II Corps and Cambodia. The Huey guys bailed me out many times. I owe them mightily including the USAF 20th SOS squadron flying th "N" models out of Ban Me Thuot.

Later I would become a Huey pilot and command the US Army Huey Unit as part of the Peace Keeping Operation called the Multi-National Force and Observers in Sinai. What a great machine and Super crews.

Headhunter 49
Checkmate 05
Pegasus 06

Hugh

Dallas Texas

Entry No: 445 | Posted: Sat 9 Feb 2008, 13:42pm

I noticed the article on "Huey in England" in this months Vietnam Veterans of America "Veteran" publication. As I had worked and lived in Lytham, the article caught my attention but the "hook" for me was the sound! I have also listened to the "Man in the Doorway" several times. As an advisor in II Corp tri-border area with the South Vietnamese infantry, I spent many hours scrambling in and out of the door and the "man in the doorway" is simply haunting. Thanks for the memories.. regardless how painful... they are hopefully therapeutic to all. Hugh Major US Army, life member VVA and DAV.

CW3 Fred Zayas,Ret.

Enterprise, Alabama

Entry No: 444 | Posted: Tue 5 Feb 2008, 13:52pm

Thank you for making this webpage and for the restoration and upkeep of the Huey. Very happy to see that an American Helicopter from a latter day war can count so much in England. I flew the UH-1H/V in the Medevac role (3/507th Med), and Air Assault (E.Co.227th Avn. First Cav). Proud to be one of the pilots who flew the Huey in her last wartime appearance during Desert Shield/Storm. It was really something being in the air with 15 other ships, doors open, the grunts faces clear to see. I understood then what all my Vietnam era instructors meant....you feel the knot in your stomach, the tight chest filled with pride, and the wop wop wop flowing thru your veins. We flew for the troops..they were what we existed for. Feels good when asked what did I do in the Army?...I quietly reply.."I flew Dustoff, and I flew slicks". Good luck, keep the greasy side down and the rotor in the green.

Jack A Riehle (CW4)

Columbus, ohio

Entry No: 443 | Posted: Tue 5 Feb 2008, 4:06am

The Sound, oh the sound! The Sound and the pictures bring it all back in a rush. I was a gun driver, and flew the Ah1-G and the Huey "M" Gunship and the "H" from 1973 to 1990. I sat and listened to the sounds on this site for nearly an hour. I am not ashamed to say that the memories that came back to me brought tears for those that did not come home from that far place. Thier lives have meaning and thier names written on that black wall testify to it. This bird is such an integral part of those memories that I shall keep them guarded as long as I live.

Thank you for this.