This blog is for everyone to follow our Flight to the Wall in Washington DC
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Today is May 12th, the day before we leave. I hope this blog thing works..new to me anyway,, here goes!
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Shayne and Crews,
A big thanks from all the Black Cats that met you all in Mineral Wells, TX. Since this town was the heart of primary helicopter training (Ft. Wolters) it was fitting that you all to come to visit. It was even a bigger surprise that one of your own (Tom Woehl) flew with the Black Cats. Also, Jerry Staggs with his TH-55 flying lead made it even more special. You gave us all goose bumps and brought back many memories of flying those wonderful machines. I realize that for many a grunt the Huey took them into battle but it was also there to bring them home.
My wife was glad she made the trip and was able to visit with you all.
Thanks so much for your dedication to keeping these machines flying and paying tribute to the Viet Nam veteran.
Will someone please ask flyingtothewall.org.blog to add John Hunneman’s beautiful, front-page, with pictures article in the Californian????????????????
Should be #1.
Hello Peddler, we’ve had the Hunneman article up in the press area for a long time, (the articles are in date order) but are not finding the “beautiful, front page” from the Californian. If you have a link, please post it. If you have a pdf of the front page, please send or post a link to it.
thanks for all your work. iwas in the army ‘72/’75. didn’t make nam made korea by the DMZ all i can say is THANKS and keep it (right side up) would like to help but i’m a factory worker
Hi Folks – I have finally got caught up on almost 1,000 emails at work but am still working on the ones at my home email address. I’m also back at work with the USAF but I have also put in my Disability Retirement papers as of yesterday. WHAT A TRIP!
I did start feeling bad in SC and made a trip to the ER where my blood pressure was 235 over 108 plus an elevated temperature. Felt fine, looked bad. My need stick USMC buddy from California stuck with me for over 3 hours until things got better. I knew I wasn’t going to make it back to California nor did I need to as my career in Army aviation began at Ft Wolters and ended there when I was evaced from Nam back to Wolters for 2 years.
The next day I ended up in the hospital in San Antonio due to dehydration, excessive blood pressure, bad temperature, etc. Remained there for 9 days and can only remember the last three. I must have been out of it as I had lost almost 15 pounds during the Thunder Flight. Guess 19 yuears at a desk job will do that to you when you try to be 19 again for three weeks.
BUT, WHAT A HOOT the trip was. All of the people were great and even my new Nam Combat Medic bro that was filming the trip (Bill) “walked the walk” after breaking his arm in Oklahoma during the early part of the trip. Other folks were a little worn out too once they hit homeplate in California. Something like this only comes along once in your lifetime and everyone involved in this trip had “the makings” of any combat aircrew member that ever flew on a helo; this especioally includes the ladies that helped out so much during the flight.
The easy part was the actual flying. Everything else is what made it tough. Have been there, dun that. Well, I have an article to write about the trip for several publications that is due today. Take care my friends.
Give an old bud a shout back. You and Tex as “torgue and me
as “oscar”; my first ride at Tay ninh. Thanks for the “hack Job”.
Ah and good old L.Z. Buttons.
Aw, this was a quite high quality post. In theory I’d like to write like this too – taking time and real effort to produce a good article… but what can I say… I procrastinate alot and in no way seem to acquire anything done.
Shayne and Crews,
A big thanks from all the Black Cats that met you all in Mineral Wells, TX. Since this town was the heart of primary helicopter training (Ft. Wolters) it was fitting that you all to come to visit. It was even a bigger surprise that one of your own (Tom Woehl) flew with the Black Cats. Also, Jerry Staggs with his TH-55 flying lead made it even more special. You gave us all goose bumps and brought back many memories of flying those wonderful machines. I realize that for many a grunt the Huey took them into battle but it was also there to bring them home.
My wife was glad she made the trip and was able to visit with you all.
Thanks so much for your dedication to keeping these machines flying and paying tribute to the Viet Nam veteran.
Jose Cano (Black Cat tail number 68-15643)
What a great patriotic group. I am proud to associate with Scott and Shayne. I am also very glad to have scott back @ work. Keep choping those blades.
A JOB WELL DONE. Let’s do it again next year.
Thank you.
I’ve added some pictures to my Picassa Public Album. They should be in chronological order,
http://picasaweb.google.com/tomwoehl1/FlyingThunder
Tom
Priceless Tom, Just priceless. Thank you.
Will someone please ask flyingtothewall.org.blog to add John Hunneman’s beautiful, front-page, with pictures article in the Californian????????????????
Should be #1.
Hello Peddler, we’ve had the Hunneman article up in the press area for a long time, (the articles are in date order) but are not finding the “beautiful, front page” from the Californian. If you have a link, please post it. If you have a pdf of the front page, please send or post a link to it.
thanks!
John Beal, webmaster, http://www.flyingthunder.org
UH-1E Combat Air Crew, USMC
VMO-6, Quang Tri, Khe Sahn
Dear John(sounds different here):
Re: above. The Californian, May 12th, front page with photos.
Thanx,
Peddler
Sorry for the delay, went fishing for a week.
thanks for all your work. iwas in the army ‘72/’75. didn’t make nam made korea by the DMZ all i can say is THANKS and keep it (right side up) would like to help but i’m a factory worker
Hi Folks – I have finally got caught up on almost 1,000 emails at work but am still working on the ones at my home email address. I’m also back at work with the USAF but I have also put in my Disability Retirement papers as of yesterday. WHAT A TRIP!
I did start feeling bad in SC and made a trip to the ER where my blood pressure was 235 over 108 plus an elevated temperature. Felt fine, looked bad. My need stick USMC buddy from California stuck with me for over 3 hours until things got better. I knew I wasn’t going to make it back to California nor did I need to as my career in Army aviation began at Ft Wolters and ended there when I was evaced from Nam back to Wolters for 2 years.
The next day I ended up in the hospital in San Antonio due to dehydration, excessive blood pressure, bad temperature, etc. Remained there for 9 days and can only remember the last three. I must have been out of it as I had lost almost 15 pounds during the Thunder Flight. Guess 19 yuears at a desk job will do that to you when you try to be 19 again for three weeks.
BUT, WHAT A HOOT the trip was. All of the people were great and even my new Nam Combat Medic bro that was filming the trip (Bill) “walked the walk” after breaking his arm in Oklahoma during the early part of the trip. Other folks were a little worn out too once they hit homeplate in California. Something like this only comes along once in your lifetime and everyone involved in this trip had “the makings” of any combat aircrew member that ever flew on a helo; this especioally includes the ladies that helped out so much during the flight.
The easy part was the actual flying. Everything else is what made it tough. Have been there, dun that. Well, I have an article to write about the trip for several publications that is due today. Take care my friends.
Lou “Rocket” Rochat
Headhunter 16 1970-71
Lou,
Could you please send me a copy of what you wrote? I would love to read it.
rmann63@comcast.net
Thanks
Robert Meister
Again, this is not online anywhere we can find.
http://www.thecalifornian.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage
If it is a print item, please send to the below address and I will scan and post.
John Beal
433 North Camden Drive
Suite 400-125
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
http://www.flyingthunder.org
# Peddler Says:
June 29th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
Dear John(sounds different here):
Re: above. The Californian, May 12th, front page with photos.
Thanx,
Peddler
Hello! Good site, good content
Hello! Good site, much useful
Just want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas
Qualitative resource
Hey “Rocket”
Give an old bud a shout, you, Tex as “torque” and me as “oscar”;
my first ride with you guys at Tay Ninh. Thanks for the “Hack Job”
Heavy
Hey Rocket
Give an old bud a shout back. You and Tex as “torgue and me
as “oscar”; my first ride at Tay ninh. Thanks for the “hack Job”.
Ah and good old L.Z. Buttons.
Heavy
That was a brilliant article,I await some more post from you.
Incredible report,I just now subscribed to your rss feed.
I use both Picassa and Flickr for sharing photos over the internet but i use Flickr more often than Picassa.’-`
This is hard to find another person like “John”… Totally impossible!
Aw, this was a quite high quality post. In theory I’d like to write like this too – taking time and real effort to produce a good article… but what can I say… I procrastinate alot and in no way seem to acquire anything done.