212th Combat Aviation Battalion

An evening gathering on the flight line circa 1969. 3rd Platoon, 21st RAC in Chu Lai. Image courtesy of Robert Linenweber	Black Ace, the female dog who made the trip from Tay Ninh to Chu Lai in the backseat of a Bird Dog when the 21st RAC moved. Image courtesy of Robert Linenweber	This bunker was built by the officers of the third platoon, 21st RAC in Chu Lai in 1969. An amazing accomplishment under the leadership of our great platoon leader Charlie Goodrum. Image courtesy of Robert Linenweber
This was a bunker in Marble Mountain in 1968. Image courtesy of Robert Linenweber	CPT Rodbart and PSG Bagasol outside the third platoon 21st RAC billets in Quang Ngai. CPT Rodbart was the platoon leader at that time. Image courtesy of Robert Linenweber	The third platoon of the 21st RAC lost a beloved platoon sergeant who was killed driving this jeep to the flight line in Quang Ngai. PSG Bagasol's death on September 29th, 1968 was the reason the company ordered the third platoon to move from Quang Ngai to Chu Lai. Standing by the jeep is Captain Goodrum. Image courtesy of Robert Linenweber
1LT Steve Shortall was often the organizer of after hour activities in the 21st RAC. Here he is in a yo-yo contest with the maintenance officer. Steve was later shot down and died on February 12, 1969. The unit searched for him for two days before finding the wreckage and his observer who miraculously survived and escaped and evaded until spotted on February 14, 1969. To this day, Valentine's day always brings back bad memories. Image courtesy of Robert Linenweber	I just happened to take a picture of the aircraft in which 1LT Shortall was later killed. Image courtesy of Robert Linenweber

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