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120th Aviation Company

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"The Deans" 120th Avn. Co. patch worn by "Chuck" Berry
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Jungle Fatigue Shirt worn by Major Claude "Chuck" Berry
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Close up of then Captain Dave Measels before a 1967 slick mission out of H-3
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Dave Measels' bride 'Kim' of 37 plus years while she was working as Assistant Manager of the 120th Avn Co villa O' Club in 1966
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General Westmoreland greets Dave Measels before a flight in 1967
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General Westmoreland returns to 'Deans' slick after field visit in 1967
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General Westmoreland boards a 'Deans' slick for a flight to the 199th Light Infantry Brigade in January 1967 while Dave Measels smokes a stogie
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General Westmoreland with his horseholder aboard a 'Deans' slick in 1967
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General Westmoreland catches up on the 'Stars and Stripes' news while enroute to 199th Light Infantry Brigade base camp at Noi Dat in January 1967
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General Westmoreland walks from MACV headquarters to 'Deans' slick in 1967
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USAID team unloading atop Nui Ba Den mountain in 1967
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USAID team unloading at Nui Ba Den mountaintop near Tay Ninh in January 1967
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USAID team coordinating with Dave Measels in 'Pack Rat' slick atop Nui Ba Den mountain in 1967
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Dave after completing one of those 'fun' Arc Light beacon missions in 1967
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Dave Measels and Roberto Lugo before pre-flight of their 'Deans" slick at H-3 in 1967
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Dave Measels, Roberto Lugo, and Crew Chief Banes before an Arc Light beacon mission in 1967
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Dave Measels and Pete Saker with Korean Army Major and Captain by 'Snoopy' platoon slick in 1967
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Snoopy 869 'resting' during a mission in 1967
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Colonel Dave Measels 'lookin good' in his 1986 2d ID DISCOM command photo
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120th Avn's Snoopy Platoon Cap Pin
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120th Avn's Snoopy Platoon Patch
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Claude A. "Chuck" Berry (2nd from left), 1967, Fire Team commander with the "Razor Backs", Gun Platoon for the 120th Aviation company. Chuck began his military career as a Flight Officer piloting the Waco CG-4A glider in WWII. He participated in the relief of Bastogne as well as Operation "Varsity" - the final airborne mission in Europe. Chuck went on to fly light aircraft in the Korean war and in 1954 qualified as a rotary wing pilot. His civilian career lead him into forensic science with the F.B.I..
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Image courtesy of Steve "Tooth" Bookout Phoenix 62 & Razorback 33


Image courtesy of Steve "Tooth" Bookout Phoenix 62 & Razorback 33


Image courtesy of Steve "Tooth" Bookout Phoenix 62 & Razorback 33


Image courtesy of Steve "Tooth" Bookout Phoenix 62 & Razorback 33


Image courtesy of Steve "Tooth" Bookout Phoenix 62 & Razorback 33


Image courtesy of Steve "Tooth" Bookout Phoenix 62 & Razorback 33


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