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Souvenirs - End of Tour
OH-6 "Loach" model aircraft hand made by natives and painted with unit markings for C troop, 16th Cav "Outcast" scout platoon Image courtesy of Jim "Moon" Sheetz |
The other side of "Loach" model. Note nicknames of Pilot and observer and the unit insignia. Image courtesy of Jim "Moon" Sheetz |
It ain't Air Cav, but it is 2/11th Cav! ('G' Trp., 2/11th ACR) Image courtesy of Doug Kibbey |
A picture of my RVN short-timer stick. Made from a .50 cal round and the primer from a 105 shell. Don't know where it started but when you got near the end of your tour, "short time left in country" (SHORT-TIMER), you made a stick and carried it with you sort of a badge to let others know you were about done with your year in Vietnam. Image courtesy of Ed Lemp - E btry - 82nd arty |
Image courtesy of John Jones |
End of Tour Plaque prsented to an A troop Cobra Pilot |
In memorium plaque featuring "High Flight" poem and Army aviator wing. This example was presented to the family of a Cobra Instructor Pilot who lost his life in a training accident at Hunter Field, home to "Cobra Hall" |
End of tour plaque for 2/17th Cav...not quite accurate though, as it was nearer the end of their tour than it was of mine, 2/17th was largely withdrawn by mid-Jan.'72 & I transferred down to G Troop, 2/11th ACR Image courtesy of Doug Kibbey |
Vietnamese 'Beercan' plaque piece for 114th AHC Maintenance crews. Robert was a 'Hanger Rat' for 2 months, before being assigned as CE on the cobra flightline. During Roberts tour, the unit was always short on Co- (peter) pilots. As a result, after a little O.T.J.T. Robert Stallings flew several missions in the back seat. Image courtesy of Robert Stallings via John Jones |
A Tail Rotar Chain bracelet was the coveted prize of any crew chied if his bird was forced down and recovered |
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